- 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.
