Friday, October 9, 2015

TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Gordon's Creek crossing, Iron Range, Queensland October 2015
693         TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER             Xanthotis flaviventer

Australia          (535)

Also known as Buff-breasted Honeyeater. 18-20 cm. Found in vine scrub; edges of rainforests; eucalyptus woodlands; heathlands, mangroves. Range: n. Cape York Pen. (Q): s. to Aurukun on w. coast; Rocky R. on e. coast. Uncommon. Sedentary.






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