Had this visitor to my yeard yesterday. Have looked in my books and asked a few people, but can't find out what it is. It's about the same size as a silver eye or finch....not sure if it was feeding in the jacaranda flowers, or finding insects. Couldn't get a decent photo & this is my best attempt..... This is in Ipswich, Queensland.
Hope you can help me give it a name.....will be embarrassed if it turns out to be something I should of known :)
Thanks!
Brown honeyeater maybe?
Ah....could be. Looks a bit like the 2nd photo on http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Lichmera-indistincta
The only thing that I would query is the size. Will have a look in my books tonight. Thanks for the tip.
+1 for Brown Honeyeater
I believe that I can see the yellow triangle behind the eye, though the body colour is not usual
Peter
Thanks guys. I think you are right. I had a look through the other (equally poor) photos I took which didn't really give any thing extra. I agree the yellow behind the eye is probably the clincher here. I looked in my books and still wouldn't of been able to identify it from the pictures lol.....
I just want to throw in one other idea, juvenile birds of any kind most of the time look completely different to the adults. To me this looks like a juvenile?
(just to give you an example, (not related to this one!), A young Yellow Robin looks nothing like the adult, it is dark brown , spotty, no yellow to be seen. A red-firetail baby has no red tail or beak.... Just an idea)
M-L