Lichenostomus fuscus The fuscous honeyeater (Ptilotula fusca) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

It is endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests.

It has a small black and yellow plume formed by the rear edge of the ear coverts.

[6] In the southeast of their range, they make some seasonal altitudinal movements, moving down from higher regions in during colder months.

[5][7] Fuscous honeyeaters are mainly insectivorous, foraging actively mainly in outer and upper foliage, branches and trunks of eucalypts, and taking insects on the wing.