White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)

White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
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White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
About White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Honeyeaters
The white-naped honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert's honeyeater, and the eastern birds are more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania. One of several similar species of black-headed honeyeaters in the genus Melithreptus, it dwells in dry sclerophyll eucalypt woodland. Its diet consists of nectar from various flowers, and it also feeds on insects.
Source: Wikipedia
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2012-11-22
Morton National Park, Australia