Occupies mostly upper levels of drier open forests or woodlands dominated by box and ironbark eucalypts, especially Mugga Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon), White Box (Eucalyptus albens), Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa), Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) and Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis).
Also inhabits open forests of smooth-barked gums, stringybarks, ironbarks and tea-trees.
A gregarious species usually seen in pairs and small groups of up to 12 birds.
Feeding territories are large making the species locally nomadic. Recent studies have found that the Black-chinned Honeyeater tends to occur in the largest woodland patches in the landscape as birds forage over large home ranges of at least 5 hectares
Moves quickly from tree to tree, foraging rapidly along outer twigs, underside of branches and trunks, probing for insects. Nectar is taken from flowers, and honeydew is gleaned from foliage.
Breeds solitarily or co-operatively, with up to five or six adults, from June to December.
The nest is placed high in the crown of a tree, in the uppermost lateral branches, hidden by foliage. It is a compact, suspended, cup-shaped nest.
Two or three eggs are laid and both parents and occasionally helpers feed the young.
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The Black-chinned Honeyeater is the largest of its genus, reaching 17 cm in length. The cap is black, with a white crescent around the nape, and there is a diagnostic black centre line down the white throat. There is a small crescent of blue skin above the eye. The back and wings are a dull olive-green and the tail is greyish-brown. The underparts are white, with a greyish-buff tint on the breast. The bill is short, black and slightly downcurved. The call is a ringing, bubbling trill, repeated several times.
