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Anthochaera phrygia (Regent Honeyeater)

Synonyms: Anthochaera phrygia phrygia; Merops phrygius; Xanthomyza phrygia

Wikipedia Abstract

The regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) is a critically endangered bird endemic to South Eastern Australia. It is commonly considered a flagship species within its range, with the efforts going into its conservation having positive effects on many other species that share its habitat. Recent genetic research suggests it is closely related to the wattlebirds.
View Wikipedia Record: Anthochaera phrygia

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Anthochaera phrygia

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
63
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.66499
EDGE Score: 4.80925
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  40 grams
Birth Weight [2]  3.9 grams
Female Weight [1]  37 grams
Male Weight [1]  44 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  18.9 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  20 %
Diet - Nectar [3]  70 %
Forages - Canopy [3]  70 %
Forages - Mid-High [3]  30 %
Clutch Size [5]  2
Incubation [4]  14 days
Mating Display [2]  Ground display
Mating System [2]  Monogamy

Ecoregions

Prey / Diet

Amyema cambagei (Needle-leaf Mistletoe)[4]
Eucalyptus albens (White Box)[4]
Eucalyptus leucoxylon (white ironbark)[4]
Eucalyptus melliodora (yellow-box)[4]
Eucalyptus sideroxylon (red ironbark)[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Higgins, PJ, Peter, JM and Steele, WK (Eds). (2001). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds. Vol. 5, Tyrant-flycatchers to Chats. Oxford University Press, Melbourne
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia) Recovery Plan 1999 - 2003, Peter Menkhorst, Natasha Schedvin and David Geering, Australia Department of Natural Resources and Environment, May 1999
♦ 5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0