Yellow honeyeater
| Yellow honeyeater | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Lichenostomus |
| Species: | L. flavus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lichenostomus flavus (Gould, 1843) | |
The yellow honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavus) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Overview
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The yellow honeyeater hovers in front of the spectacular flowers of the wild bottlebrush orchid or Coelandria smillieae which appear in northern Queensland between August and November, while feeding upon the nectar and pollinating the flowers.[2]
Gallery
Literature
- Jones, David L. (2006). A complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, including the island territories. New Holland Publishers, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. 2086 Australia. ISBN 1-877069-12-4.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lichenostomus flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Jones (2006), p. 385.
External links
Media related to Lichenostomus flavus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lichenostomus flavus at Wikispecies