Myzomela sanguinolenta
Scarlet Honeyeater at Wallagoot, NSW
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| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 3 Jan 2021 | |
| Myzomela sanguinolenta | KylieWaldon | 3 Jan 2021 |
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my mum and I stood mesmerised at the behaviour of the birds on this trunk. Females flew in with one or two (in some cases three) very young birds, left them on the side of the trunk, and then hovered and ripped strings of bark down. At first we thought it was nesting material - but it wasn't - they then used their beaks to dig something out and feed their babies with. It was all wings and fluttering and only on this tree and at this height! never seen anything like this before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.908090-36.765079
- Places Wallagoot, NSW
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2020 09:30 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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Species information
- Myzomela sanguinolenta Scientific name
- Scarlet Honeyeater Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1531.2m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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