Yellow-faced Honeyeater

A medium to small, plainly coloured honeyeater with a slightly down-curved bill. It is dark grey-brown above, and paler below with lighter streaks. It has a distinctive, broad yellow face stripe, bordered with black. The males are slightly larger but the sexes are otherwise similar. Young are paler with a brown iris, which will become blue when it is an adult. It can be seen in large flocks when migrating, and in smaller groups when feeding. It feeds on nectar, pollen, fruit, seeds, insects and their products. They tend to forage in the flowers and foliage of trees and shrubs, as well as mistletoe, and are rarely seen on the ground.