MANGROVE HONEYEATER

Photographed at Eagleby Wetlands, Brisbane August 2015.

640          MANGROVE HONEYEATER           Lichenostomus fasciogularis

Australia        (483)

18-21 cm. Found in mangroves, nearby eucalypt woodlands; trees in coastal towns. Range: coastal e. Aust. and islands, incl. Capricorn Group; from c. Townsville (Q), s. to c. Macksville (NSW). Common in n., rare in s.

RUFOUS FANTAIL

Photographed at Eagleby Wetlands, Brisbane August 2015.

639          RUFOUS FANTAIL           Rhipidura rufifrons

Australia          (482)

15-16.5 cm. Found in the undergrowth of rainforests/wetter eucalypt forests/gullies; monsoon forests, paperbarks, sub-inland and coastal scrubs; mangroves, watercourses; parks, gardens. On migration, farms, streets, buildings. Range: coastal n. and e. Aust., and islands. Breeding migrant (Oct-April) to se Aust., mostly on and coastward of Gt Divide, w. to Grampians NP-sw Vic.; casual w. to Mt Lofty Ras.; vagrant Tas. Extends well inland in river red gum forests of Murray Valley/Riverina-Hay-Dubbo (NSW); Darling Downs (Q). Altitudinal migrant in ne. NSW -e. Q. leaving mountain rainforests March-April, returning Sept.-Oct. Regular autumn-winter migrant to PNG across Torres Strait. Also resident Soloman Is., PNG, e. Indonesia, Guam.