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Lewin's Honeyeater photographed at Lamington National Park.
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Several Lewin's Honeyeaters found a free meal at the sugar bowls in the restaurant at O'Reilly's Guest House, Lamington National Park.
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Lewin's Honeyeater at Lamington National Park.
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LEWIN'S HONEYEATER FACTS |
Description
Lewin's Honeyeater is a medium sized honeyeater with greenish grey plumage, with a creamy yellow gape and large, yellowish crescent-shaped ear patches.
Size
21cm
Habitat
Rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest
Food
berries, small fruits, insects and nectar
Breeding
The nest is a large cup of vegetation bound together with spider web and lined with soft material. Lays 2-3 eggs.
Range
eastern Australia, from northern Queensland to central Victoria
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Meliphagidae | | Genus: | Meliphaga | | Species: | lewinii | | Common Name: | Lewin's Honeyeater |
Relatives in same Genus
Graceful Honeyeater (M. gracilis)
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (M. notata)
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