Is this a Lewin's Honeyeater? Queensland, Australia (2 Viewers)

[Peewee95]

Hello!

I took these photos of what I thought at the time was a Lewin's Honeyeater, but now upon review I'm not so sure!

To me it looks more like a Graceful Honeyeater, or possibly even a Yellow-spotted Honeyeater. The little tuft behind the eye is awfully small and doesn't really seem to fit into any of these species, the Lewin's being a crescent shape while the other two tend to be more like an oval, perhaps this is a juvenile? Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Photos were taken in Brisbane, Queensland Australia for reference.

Cheers!

 

[delia todd]

Hi Peewee and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. I don't think it's a Lewin's, but it appears to be a juvenile, still with a gape. I'll do a bit more research, but someone will be along soon to help you and they'll beat me to an ID LOL.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[Peewee95]

Hi Peewee and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. I don't think it's a Lewin's, but it appears to be a juvenile, still with a gape. I'll do a bit more research, but someone will be along soon to help you and they'll beat me to an ID LOL.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

Cheers! My partner did some snooping and said it looks a lot like a Brown Honeyeater, which I'm inclined to agree with. Lmk what you think

 

[delia todd]

Aaah!!! Now that one makes much more sense to me. Saw my first one at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands!!!

Here's a link to our Opus article; it will go to a picture of the Juvenile (a bit older than your one). You can see more images by clicking on the yellow search bar at the bottom of the page: Brown Honeyeater - BirdForum Opus

It took me a while to work out what Lmk meant LOL

 

[Peewee95]

Aaah!!! Now that one makes much more sense to me. Saw my first one at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands!!!

Here's a link to our Opus article; it will go to a picture of the Juvenile (a bit older than your one). You can see more images by clicking on the yellow search bar at the bottom of the page: Brown Honeyeater - BirdForum Opus

It took me a while to work out what Lmk meant LOL

Hahaha, thank you!

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Yes, it's a Brown