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 LC    Mangrove Honeyeater* Id (Atlas): 610
    Gavicalis fasciogularis Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Mangrove Honeyeater, Fasciated Honoeyeater, Island Honeyeater, Scaly-throated Honeyeater

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
18 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1854)

Derivation
Lich-en-o'-stom-us - Gk, leichen, lichen; Gk, stoma, mouth: fas'-ci-o-gu-lä-ris L., fascia, band; L., gularis, throated

Abundance (Guide)
MC

Moderately common.

Habitat
Coastal mangroves and nearby woodlands, trees in coastal towns, often in small flocks, foraging in the canopy and at low tide fossicking among magrove roots.

Range (Guide)
Australia (B).

Image of Range of Mangrove Honeyeater
 
Coastal eastern Australia, from near Townsville, Qld south to about Mackville, NSW.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Probably secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects and nectar.

Voice
Strong, clear calls, resonant and melodious notes.



Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

 
Mangrove Honeyeater (Gavicalis fasciogularis) [XC571122]
     by nick talbot from Nudgee Beach, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (call)

 
Mangrove Honeyeater (Gavicalis fasciogularis) [XC210407]
     by James Lambert from Tweed Heads South, New South Wales, Australia (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Late September - December.

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Nest
Ope, cup-shaped, composed of dried sea-grasses, weeds, and dead leaves, lined with fine rootlets, usually in the foliage of a mangrove, within 1 - meters of the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; pale salmon-pink, spotted red-brown; oval; 23 x 17 mm.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) and Varied Honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor). Formerly considered conspecific with Varied Honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor), with which it apparently hybridizes to limited extent at northern end of range (near Townsville).

Similar Species
Varied Honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) which has a yellow streaked upper breast lacking any barring and Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) which has a grey streaked upper breast lacking any barring and also lacks a white patch on the side of the neck.


References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9


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