Showing posts with label Lichenostomus versicolor. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

VARIED HONEYEATER

Photographed on The Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland October 2015
713           VARIED HONEYEATER              Lichenostomus versicolor

Australia           (555)

Found in coastal scrubs,adjacent woodlands; mangroves; trees on suburban waterfronts; streets, gardens of coastal towns. 18-21 cm. Range: coastal ne. Q and islands, from Cape York s. to Halifax Bay. In Townsville-Cardwell region (Q), interbreeds with Mangrove Honeyeater. Locally common, sedentary.