The Mistletoebird is widespread across Australia. Males have striking black, red, and white markings, and the birds use high tree canopies where mistletoe grows.
Adult males are black above, with red on the chin, throat, and upper breast and a dark stripe down the white belly. Females are brownish gray above and paler below; both sexes have a pale red patch beneath the base of the tail.
It is often alone or in pairs high in the tree canopy, and spreads mistletoe seeds in its droppings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.