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Blue-faced Honeyeater

Blue-faced Honeyeater

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The Blue-faced Honeyeater is a large, distinctive honeyeater easily recognized by its vibrant blue facial skin and striking black and white plumage. It is widespread in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea.
Where to spot
Found in open woodlands, forests, and suburban areas across northern and eastern Australia, and southern New Guinea. Adapts well to human-modified landscapes.
How to spot
Its bright blue facial patch makes it unmistakable. Listen for its loud, trumpeting calls, which are quite distinctive. Often seen in groups, sometimes at bird feeders in suburban areas.
When to spot
Active and vocal year-round. Often seen foraging in flowering trees or on the ground, particularly in the morning and late afternoon.
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater. Male. Entomyzon cyanotis - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) (6856369383).jpg
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) (8601979069).jpg
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) (9757606023).jpg
File:Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis 3.jpg
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater. Male. Entomyzon cyanotis - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) (6856369383).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) (8601979069).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) (9757606023).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis 3.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
This highly social species often lives in family groups and engages in cooperative breeding, with multiple birds, including non-breeding helpers, assisting in raising young.
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