Regent Honeyeater
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| Regent Honeyeater Conservation status: Endangered | ||||||||||||||||
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| Xanthomyza phrygia (Shaw,, 1794) |
The Regent Honeyeater, Xanthomyza phrygia, is an endangered Australian bird. They feed on nectar and insects within eucalyptus forests.
The Regent Honeyeater was once common in wooded areas eastern Australia, especially along the inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range. It once could be found as far west as Adelaide, but is now gone from South Australia and western Victoria. Its population is now scattered, and the only breeding habitat is in north-eastern Victoria and the central coast of New South Wales.
External link
- Info on the Regent Honeyeater from BirdsAustralia.com (http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/birds/regent.html)