This is my second-ever White-plumed Honeyeater, spotted this time in Denman NSW, about three hours’ drive north west of my usual haunts on the east coast of Australia. The picture shows nicely the white stripe that gives the bird the name “white-plumed”. As I remarked when posting my first sighting of a White-plumed Honeyeater, I’d expect a grander plume to match the name. Something along the lines of an ostrich’s tail feathers, perhaps!

Common name: White-plumed Honeyeater
Scientific name: Lichenostomus penicillatus
Approximate length: 15-17 cm
Date spotted: 12 September 2025 (spring)
Location: Denman, NSW, Australia: 32°23’35.5″S 150°41’08.9″E