Found only in Tasmania. Endemic. Australia’s largest honeyeater.
Active, noisy and loves flocks. Makes a loud gargling, coughing noise audible from a far.
Slim bird with a long tail, short bill and yellow wattles on either side of head. Dark wings and yellow belly feathers. Males bigger than females.
Common around the Domain. Active and acrobatic often in neighboring gardens.
Feeds on nectar, fruit and insects at all levels.
Nest is twigs, bark and grass about 1 to 3m above the ground. Normally in a eucalyptus.
Both adults incubate and feed the young.
Active, noisy and loves flocks. Makes a loud gargling, coughing noise audible from a far.
Slim bird with a long tail, short bill and yellow wattles on either side of head. Dark wings and yellow belly feathers. Males bigger than females.
Common around the Domain. Active and acrobatic often in neighboring gardens.
Feeds on nectar, fruit and insects at all levels.
Nest is twigs, bark and grass about 1 to 3m above the ground. Normally in a eucalyptus.
Both adults incubate and feed the young.