Australian Pied budgerigar mutation spot, clear areas on the wings and a clear area on the breast. They differ from the Clearflight Pied in the nape spot, which is not always present, and in their feet, which are usually pink. But the main point of difference is in the clear area of the body, which in the Australian Pied is located in the middle or lower breast, with the upper breast being always normally coloured, so that there is a clear division between the mask and the breast, just as in normal birds. In the Clearflight Pied the clear area on the breast, if
Pied honeyeater dark-brown, white underparts and white stripe along the edges of the secondary wing feathers. Adult weight is approximately 27 grams making it a mid-sized honeyeater, body length is generally between 15 and 20 cm. and wingspan is between 25 and 29 cm. (eds Higgins et al. 2001). The long pointed wing characterizing "Certhionyx variegatus" reflects movements which extend the length of the continent (Keast 1968). The call of the pied honeyeater has been described as a “mournful whistle, resembling that of "Megalurus gramineus"” (little grassbird) (North 1909, p. 89). During breeding season it utters a “melancholy piping note” (Carter 1902b