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White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger

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Identification

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Distinctive honeyeater with clear, large, white cheek patches. Underparts white with black streaking. Back, wings, and head black with yellow panels on tail and wings. Distinguished from similar New Holland Honeyeater by presence of one large white patch on side of face rather than two smaller ones. Endemic to eastern and southwestern Australia; usually found in habitats where heath is present.

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