What do honeyeaters eat?

Honeyeaters have long, thin, downward-curved beaks that they stick into flowers.

Honeyeaters have brush-tipped tongues that lap up nectar found inside flowers. Their tongue-lapping is very fast – up to 10 laps per second.

Honeyeaters eat mainly nectar, which is sweet and sugary, like honey.

Honeyeaters also eat fruit and insects.

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

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