Fuscous Honeyeater vs Yellow-plumed Honeyeater

Fuscous Honeyeater

Ptilotula fusca

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The fuscous honeyeater is dull grey-brown to olive-brown above with buffy-grey underparts. The bill is black and the eye-ring dark. It has a small black and yellow plume formed by the rear edge of the ear coverts. Similar species include grey-fronted honeyeater, yellow-plumed honeyeater and white-plumed honeyeater. Voice: They have numerous calls, notably a distinctive rollicking arig arig a taw taw, a clear flutey cheer tor cheer and an incessant chip contact call.

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Yellow-plumed Honeyeater

Ptilotula ornata

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The yellow-plumed honeyeater is a medium-sized honeyeater with a relatively long, down-curved black bill, a dark face and a distinctive, upswept yellow neck plume. It has an olive-green head, with a faint yellow line under the dark eye, grey-green upperparts, and heavily streaked grey-brown underparts. Young birds have a yellow bill base and eye-ring. Similar species include purple-gaped honeyeater, grey-fronted honeyeater and fuscous honeyeater. Voice: The song is a loud, clear, three-note chier wit chier, often performed before dawn, and by males during display flight.

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