Mangrove Honeyeater

That's no worries at all Mac!

Sorry for the false ID on this one Leanne, Oooops

No worries at all Malcolm. Ok thanks for that. I get most IDs out of my bird book, 'Field Guide to the Birds of Australia' by Simpson & Day. Thanks for your help :)

Sorry Leanne, I didn't realise you had changed it until after I had confirmed the suggestion, the e-mail still isn't showing! I'd been doing more checking. I use the Photographic Field Guide Birds of Australia.

Ok great thanks Malcolm. I've edited to Mangrove Honeyeater :)

Singing Honeyeater is not found on the east coast, Yellow-faced Honeyeater has a very thick black line below a, perhaps, thinner yellow line so is also out. It looks an exact match to the Mangrove Honeyeater in my book. I can delete the other 2 suggestions if you want.

Glad to help, even if it was only a little :)

Ok great. Thank you :)

I also think it is a Mangrove Honeyeater. It used to be a subspecies of the Singing Honeyeater, but is now considered it's own species. Which is probably why it did not come up in my search. I would definitely say Mangrove now that I have seen it though.

Hmmmm. Ok then. Thanks Ashley. I'll just leave it at this for now & wait for confirmation from a ranger. I personally, thought it may be a Mangrove Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fasciogularis) so now I'm really confused. Thanks for helping though :)

The yellow faced honeyeater: "Above the yellow stripe is a black eye stripe which is broken by a small yellow to off-white patch behind the eye, and below is another distinct black stripe running the length of the yellow line." There is not two black stripes on your birds face.

Ok great, thanks MacC & thanks for the suggestion Ashley.

Good spot Leanne, definately a Yellow faced honeyeater