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

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

[5] They are mostly sedentary, though will make some nomadic movements in response to drought and flowering of eucalypts.

[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.