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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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When to see the Fuscous Honeyeater
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Fuscous Honeyeater
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About the Fuscous Honeyeater
The fuscous honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornataThe 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.
Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterPtilotula flavescensThe yellow-tinted honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
Grey-headed HoneyeaterPtilotula keartlandiThe grey-headed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
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