Entomyzon cyanotis
Blue-faced Honeyeater at Hughes, ACT
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| Entomyzon cyanotis | MatthewFrawley | 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Entomyzon cyanotis | LisaH | 26 Dec 2023 |
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Excitingly, I think this is a newly fledged blue-faced honey eater. I believe they were nesting near a gang gang hollow I was monitoring, as a couple of weeks ago we were swooped by an adult - which I understand indicated they were probably nesting nearby. Then, Christmas morning, I heard the incessant 'whoop whoop' of a call (which, I now know, was the plea of a young one to be fed). Swallowing my pride, I slung my camera over my shoulder, and in my bright red dressing gown and ugg boots, followed the sound down the street, and this is the only clear photo I could get (in a hurry, wrong lens on the camera). I also saw the adult briefly feed the young one.
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Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Species information
- Entomyzon cyanotis Scientific name
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vagrant native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 659.4m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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4 / 7
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