White-plumed Honeyeater

I have never blipped a White-plumed Honeyeater before and today was my lucky day when this one was hanging around, looking for food! This bird is a medium-sized honeyeater with a slightly down-curved bill.

It is yellowish-olive to grey above, pale brown-grey below, with a yellowish head and a distinctive white neck-plume, giving the bird its name.
They are gregarious, or make that unfriendly towards photographers - constantly moving from branch to branch, tree to tree with rapid darting movements!

Better plumes.

Found throughout most of mainland Australia, the White-plumed Honeyeater is found found everywhere except in the tropical north, and the most arid areas.

The White-plumed Honeyeater is found in open forests and woodlands, often near water. It is also found in or near bushland in urban areas, as well as parks and gardens.

This bird feeds very actively from leaves and flowers in the crowns of trees and in shrubs. Its main foods are nectar, insects (and their products such as lerps and honeydew), manna and fruit, with some seeds. Very strongly associated with River Red Gums. They sometimes also feed in the air or peck around on the ground.