sentences:  It feeds singly and in pairs, but will gather in small groups or in mixed-species feeding flocks with other honeyeaters, such as banded, yellow-tinted, black-chinned and rufous-throated.Observations of foraging birds record the brown honeyeater feeding primarily on nectar, and taking some insects.Main sources of nectar include flowering mistletoe and mangroves, bloodwood, woollybutt, cajeput, and "Banksia" and "Grevillea" species.