Powder-Faced Honeyeater?

By Birding-Aus, on October 12th, 2011

I was watching a program last night about people buying a home in Noosa, QLD. At one of the houses they looked at, there was a birdfeeder with some fairly large honeyeaters that I could not ID on a quick look (it has been 17 years since I last studied for a trip to Oz). The real estate agent referred to them as powder-faced honeyeaters. I was impressed as always with Australians’ general knowledge of nature, but could not recall such a bird or find it in a list of honeyeaters.

I assume it is a local name, and the only impression I recall is some blue on the face, but it seemed more powdery than I would expect from a blue-faced honeyeater. Can anyone enlighten me as to what these birds would have been.

Thanks all.

Eric Jeffrey Falls Church, VA USA ===============================

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4 comments to Powder-Faced Honeyeater?

• "Elizabeth Shaw"

  October 13, 2011 at 9:15 am

  The Little Friarbird also has a bluish face.

• Eric Jeffrey

  October 13, 2011 at 9:30 am

  Yes, Tom Tarrant suggested that as well. It is certainly possible, but the overall look did not suggest friarbird to me and I recall friarbirds as being more brown or tan than these olive birds. Of course it was a quick look and I am very rusty on Australian birds.

  Best.

  Eric

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• Eric Jeffrey

  October 13, 2011 at 6:30 am

  Laurie

  Thanks. We are hoping for a return visit in the next few years, as our friends whose family we visited have now re-settled iin New South Wales from Arizona.

  Regards,

  Eric

• Laurie Knight

  October 13, 2011 at 6:14 am

  Blue-faced would be my guess Eric. People can make up all sorts of names, so it may or may not be a local/folk name …

  Regards, Laurie.

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