StatusEndemic
RarityCommon
Height21 cm
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"White-eared Honeyeaters are well known for collecting hair directly from live mammals-including people-to line their nests."
Field Guide
White-eared Honeyeater
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The White-eared Honeyeater (*Nesoptilotis leucotis*) is a medium-sized Australian bird commonly found in dry eucalypt forests, woodlands, and heathlands across much of the continent. This species is instantly recognisable by its olive-green body, black face and throat, and the prominent white ear patch for which it is named.
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