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New Holland HoneyeaterAlternative names: "Yellow-winged Honeyeater", "White-bearded Honey-eater", "Jewbird", "White-eyed Honeyeater" Size: 17-19 cm Weight: 20 g (average) |
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Eggs
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Taxonomy, classification |
See New Holland
Honeyeater
at Wikipedia 
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
(for details refer to a field guide) |
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range and finding this species
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Sightings |
New Holland Honeyeaters, race "novaehollandiae", were first reported to us by C. Kellenberg, who spotted them at Gillards Beach, Mimosa Rocks National Park, NSW, in February 2009.
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Photos |
Race "novaehollandiae"
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Frontal view of a New Holland Honeyeater
[Munmorah SCA,
NSW, June 2009]
New Holland Honeyeater with its head turned sideways
[Munmorah SCA,
NSW, June 2009]
Lateral view of a New Holland Honeyeater feeding on a banksia flower
[Munmorah SCA,
NSW, June 2009]
Lateral view of a New Holland Honeyeater; photo courtesy C. Kellenberg
[Gillards Beach, Mimosa Rocks National Park, NSW, February 2009]
Frontal view of a New Holland Honeyeater checking out the intruder in
its territory
[July 2009]
Here the same New Holland Honeyeater as above, now issuing a warning call
[July 2009]
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Food, Diet |
Like many other honeyeaters, New Holland Honeyeaters do not exclusively feed on nectar, but take insects too.
