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New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
-37.949, 145.25
Field Notes
Description:
Mostly white and black with a distinctive black and white eye, a large yellow wing patch and yellow sides on the tail. The breast is strongly streaked near the top. There is also a small white ear patch. Approximately 220mm?
Habitat:
Dry sclerophyll eucalyptus and acacia area in a local national park.
Notes:
Found from about southern Queensland, around the southern coast of Australia, to just north of Perth in Western Australia. <br>
Honeyeaters are known to spread exotic weed species when they feed on these species. They normally provide that service to native plants. <br>
family: MELIPHAGIDAE <br>
subfamily: Meliphaginae <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/New+Holland+Honeyeater# <br> http://keys.lucidcentral.org/key-server/data/03050501-000c-4503-8203-0a…
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PublishedAugust 28, 2014
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