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Regent HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Warty-faced Honeyeater", "Turkey-bird", "Mock Regent", "Flying Coachman", "Embroidered Honeyeater" ![]() Size: 20-23 cm Weight: 35-45 g |
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See Regent
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Full-frontal view of a Regent Honeyeater; the conspicuous skin
wattles around the eyes and the raven-black throat and chest
indicate that this is a male
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Near-frontal view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Near-lateral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a male Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Lateral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2016]
Lateral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2016]
Lateral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Lateral/ventral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater in a flowering
eucalypt tree
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Near-dorsal view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Dorsal view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater (photo courtesy of
B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2016]
Two dorsal views of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater, showing the
same bird's head from both sides; photo series like this can
potentially be used to study whether the facial wart pattern
is mirror-symmetric (photos courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2016]
Ventral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
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FEMALE |
Full-frontal/ventral view of a female Regent Honeyeater; note that
this bird is less black on throat and chest than visible in the frontal
view of a male shown above
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Frontal/ventral view of a female Regent Honeyeater
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Frontal/ventral view of a female Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of a female Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of a female Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a singing female Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a female Regent Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Sex unknown |
Some Regent Honeyeater acrobatics
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springfield Lakes, Brisbane, QLD, July 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Regent Honeyeater (photo courtesy of H.
Mouritsen)
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
Two Regent Honeyeaters near a gully lined with Swamp Mahogany trees
in flower; first they checked out the area from a nearby
eucalypt tree
[Near Morisset, NSW, June 2011]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal/ventral view of two juvenile Regent Honeyeaters
(photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Capertee NP,
near Mudgee, NSW, November 2017]
Frontal view of two juvenile Regent Honeyeaters
begging for food (photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Capertee NP,
near Mudgee, NSW, November 2017]
Adult Regent Honeyeater feeding a juvenile
(photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Capertee NP,
near Mudgee, NSW, November 2017]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Feb | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: 14 - 15 days | Fledging age: ca. 16 days |
Nest building: Female | Incubation: Female | Dependent care: Female & male |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Supported basket | Material: Bark strips, bark fibre, grass lining | Height above ground: 2 - 20 m |
Female Regent Honeyeater on its nest in Long-flowered Mistletoe,
Dendropthoe vitellina, inside a Spotted Gum, Corymbia maculata
(photo courtesy of A. Zoneff)
[Hunter Economic Zone, Kurri Kurri, NSW, 2007]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 24 x 18 mm | Colour: Creamy, with brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: ? | Mobility: Dispersive | Elementary unit: Pair |
According to experts, Regent Honeyeaters come to the ground for two reasons - and two reasons only: To get a drink of water or to collect nesting material.
Near-frontal view of a Regent Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
[Timmallallie NP,
near Baradine, NSW, October 2015]
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Food, Diet |
Regent Honeyeaters feed on nectar. At the time when we observed them on the NSW Central Coast, their preferred blossoms were those of the Swamp Mahogany (see above).
Frontal view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater taking nectar from a
Grevillea shrub
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2017]
Lateral view of a male(?) Regent Honeyeater taking nectar from a
Grevillea shrub
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, October 2017]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
reghon_mr_20170720.m4a | (E NSW) | ? (truncated) | © MR |
More Regent Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.