- Lichenostomus chrysops
Identification
Dark grey-brown above, brown streaking on head, paler below with lighter streaks, broad yellow face-stripe, bordered with black, blue eye. The males are slightly larger but the sexes are otherwise similar. Young are paler and unstreaked on the head.
Distribution
Eastern and south-eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open forests and woodlands, often near water and wetlands.
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar, pollen, fruit, seeds, and insects.
The female builds a woven cup shaped nest from green materials, in the understorey of forests or in hedges, vines and other garden shrubs. The female alone incubates the eggs, but both parents feed the young. The nests can be parasitised by the Shining Bronze-cuckoo and Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo, as well as the Fan-tailed cuckoo, Brush cuckoo and, particularly, Pallid Cuckoo.
