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Key plants used by Australian birds:
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Aboriginal names: "booah" = (Swamp) Mahogany
Swamp Mahogany is the name of a species of eucalypt for whose nectar some bird species have a preference, when in flower. They are usually found in gullies or a few metres away from the shores of freshwater lakes. One of the birds having a preference for their nectar is the endangered Regent Honeyeater.
Note that the name of "Mahogany" is a misnomer.
There are separate pages on other eucalypts and River Red Gum.
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Bird species found in this type of habitat or plant |
This is not necessarily a complete list. We display here some examples of bird species found by us in this kind of habitat or plant. Hover your cursor on thumbnails to see names of species; click on thumbnail to go to the page describing the species.
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Adult Swift Parrot feeding on the nectar of a Swamp Mahogany tree
[Chain Valley Bay South, NSW, June 2011]
Regent Honeyeater feeding in a Swamp Mahogany
[Near Morisset, NSW, June 2011]
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This is not necessarily a complete list. We collate here various ways in which birds can use various types of plant.
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