Large and robust honeyeater. Inhabits Eucalypt forests,
rainforest patches, pandanus, swamp forest and mangroves. Sedentary, in noisy
flocks; a pugnacious omnivore eating nectar, insects, fruits, nestlings and
eggs.
Classifications: | Bird, forest and grassland |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Information sources: | The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al |