Regent Honeyeater
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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.
Recent genetic research suggests it is closely related to the wattlebirds.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Xanthomyza phrygia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered
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