Birds of the World

Meliphagidae : Honeyeaters

White-plumed Honeyeater

Lichenostomus penicillatus

Victoria, Australia - October 2010

White-plumed Honeyeater favours dry, open woodlands bordering wetlands.  Endemic to Australia, it is widespread and locally common throughout most of the country where suitable habitat occurs, except the extreme north and the southwestern corner.