Thursday, March 19, 2015

WHITE-FRONTED HONEYEATER

Photographed at the Arid Garden, Port Augusta, South Australia March 2015
539       WHITE-FRONTED HONEYEATER             Phylidonyris albifrons

Australia          (380)

16-18 cm. Found in drier inland and coastal scrubs, heaths; mulga, mallee, blossoming shrubs, timber on watercourses, eucalypt woodlands. Range widespread on mainland w. of Divide and s. of tropical n. Aust. Resident coastal WA; Broome-Perth and s. coast Albany (WA)-Coorong (SA); moves tp coastal s. Aust in summer; n. to Kimberley and n. coast in winter.




2 comments:

  1. very elegant shape - he is perfectly adapted for his job

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  2. Amazing how you find these birds :-)

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