White-eyed honeyeater
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White-eyed honeyeater ( Phylidonyris novaehollandiae ) |
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The white-eyed honey eater ( Phylidonyris novaehollandiae ) is an Australian songbird in the honey eater family .
features
The 18 cm long white-eyed honeyeater is a black and white bird with large yellow spots on its wings and tail, small white ear patches, and white irises. There are white bristles at the base of the beak. Both sexes look similar, the young bird is brown in color and has a gray iris.
Occurrence
The range of the white-eyed honey eater includes Tasmania and South Australia. It lives in hedges, forests, parks and gardens.
behavior
The sociable white-eyed honey eater, which is not afraid of people, is difficult to observe because it is very active and seldom stays in one place for long. In the event of danger, it emits a loud warning call to which several conspecifics often join. Sometimes the bird goes foraging alone, but it is usually found in large groups, often with other honeyeater species. In addition to nectar, their diet also includes fruits, spiders and other small invertebrates that they peck from leaves.
Reproduction
Although the white-eyed honeyeater can mate year-round, they nest up to three times mainly between July and January. The bowl-shaped nest, made of bark and grass, is glued with cobwebs and padded with soft plant parts. 2 to 3 white eggs with red-gray spots are incubated for 18 days. The nestlings are fed by both parents for two weeks.
Web links
- English website
- Phylidonyris novaehollandiae in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2004. Retrieved on January 25 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Phylidonyris novaehollandiae in the Internet Bird Collection