Crow Honeyeater - BirdForum Opus

Photo by tunpin.ong
Parc Provincial Riviere Bleue, Grande Terre, New Caledonia, December 2004

Gymnomyza aubryana

Identification

• Glossy black plumage
• Orange facial wattles
• Long, rounded wings
• Long tail
• Bill is yellow above and black below

Distribution

New Caledonia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Humid hill and secondary forests.

Behaviour

Quite a solitary bird.

Diet

The diet includes nectar and invertebrates.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crow Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crow_Honeyeater

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