Saturday, January 17, 2015

CRESCENT HONEYEATER

Photographed on Sarah Island, Tasmania, January 2015
480       CRESCENT HONEYEATER               Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera

Australia          (321)

15-16 cm. Range: Tasmania, around Adelaide, and coastal se Australia from Barrington Tops (NSW) to Mt Lofty (SA). Found in alpine woodlands, wetter eucalypt forest/woodlands; understory on creeks, gullies; coastal scrubs, tall heaths, mallee, orchards, gardens.