Blue-faced Honeyeater

Blue-faced HoneyeaterAdult Blue-faced Honeyeaters have conspicuous deep-blue skin around the eyes and may forage in groups. In the Hunter Region, they use open woodland near water and often reuse old nest material or nests.A closer lookAdults have deep-blue bare skin around the eyes, olive upperparts, and a black head and neck with a white nape band; the underparts are white. Juvenile facial skin is yellowish.How does the color around the eyes change as a young bird matures?Adult Blue-faced Honeyeaters have conspicuous deep-blue skin around the eyes and may forage in groups. In the Hunter Region, they use open woodland near water and often reuse old nest material or nests.In the Hunter Region account, the birds are gregarious and can be aggressive toward other species. They often reuse old nest material or add material to a nest previously used by another bird.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.