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Its prime energy food is drops of honeydew, a sugary substance produced by a small beetle which lives in the bark of some Beech trees. | Its prime energy food is drops of honeydew, a sugary substance produced by a small beetle which lives in the bark of some Beech trees. | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=187 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=187 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 21 December 2007
- Nestor meridionalis
Identification
45cm. Olive brown with darker feather edges, light grey crown, crimson collar, lower belly and undertail, golden wash on cheeks. The male has a longer and more arched bill. The juvenile has a yellow base to the lower manidble.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests
Behaviour
It has a bristle tongue which enables it to take nectar in its diet. It also takes insects. Its prime energy food is drops of honeydew, a sugary substance produced by a small beetle which lives in the bark of some Beech trees.
