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[[Image:Scarlet_Honeyeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Tom Tarrant<br />Photo taken: Samsonvale, SE Queensland, Australia.]] | [[Image:Scarlet_Honeyeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Tom Tarrant<br />Photo taken: Samsonvale, SE Queensland, Australia.]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:39, 13 September 2009
Alternative name: Scarlet Honeyeater
- Myzomela sanguinolenta
Identification
10-11 cm. Bright red head, breast, back and rump, black tail and wings (wing feathers have white margins) with a white abdomen. The female is a pale brown with a whitish abdomen. Both have black bills and eyes.
Distribution
East coast of Australia.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Its diet includes nectar and insects.
Its nest is a tiny cup of shredded bark with spider web as binding, high up in tree canopy, or mistletoe. The small eggs are white, flecked with dull red-brown or grey-purple.
