Scientific Name Acanthagenys rufogularis Size 22–26cm Diet Nectar and fruit, but may also eat insects, reptiles and baby birds. Habitat Dry woodlands, mallee and acacia scrub. Also found in coastal scrub and woodlands along rivers.

Scientific Name Lichenostomus chrysops Size 16–18cm Diet Nectar, pollen, fruit, seeds and insects and their products. Habitat Open forests and woodlands, often near water and wetlands, and remnant bushland in suburban areas. It uses ridges, sand dunes, valleys and rivers when migrating.

Scientific Name Lichenostomus penicillata Size 15–17cm Diet Nectar, insects (and their products such as lerps and honeydew), manna and fruit, with some seeds. Habitat Open forests and woodlands, often near water and wetlands. Overall distribution associated with Red River Gums.

Scientific Name Lichenostomus virescens Size 18–22cm Diet Nectar, insects and fruit. Habitat Open shrublands and low woodlands, especially dominated by acacias. It can also be found in swamplands and along creeks and drainage channels.

Scientific Name Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Size 15–16.5cm Diet Insects and nectar. Habitat Heath, forests, woodlands and thickets of flowering shrubs.

Scientific Name Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Size 17–18cm Diet Primarily the nectar of flowers. Other food items include fruit, insects and spiders. Habitat Heath, forests, woodland and gardens, mainly where grevilleas and banksias are found.

Scientific Name Malurus cyaneus Size 13–14cm Diet Eats mainly insects, including grasshoppers, ants and larvae, and small seeds and fruits. Habitat Inhabits dense understorey of open eucalypt woodland forests.