The white-plumed honeyeater is a medium-sized passerine of the family Meliphagidae endemic to mainland Australia. Its key identifying characteristics are a primarily olive-grey body and yellow face, a
Ptilotula penicillata Glen Davis
White-plumed Honeyeater in flight
White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), caught during a survey at Toorale National Park, NSW, Australia
River Red Gum woodland, Dowdle Swamp Wildlife Reserve, VIC
The pallid cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Heteroscenes. It is found in Australia, with some migration to the islands of Timor and Pap
White-plumed honeyeater
…the offspring during the nestling period of 11–15 days, and then for a further 2 weeks after fledging until independence. The nests are parasitized by pallid (Cacomantis pallidus) and fan-tailed cuckoos (Cacomantis flabelliformis) and Horsfield's (Chrysococcyx basalis) and shining bronze-cuckoos (Chrysococcyx…
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Immature pallid cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus)