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Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops |
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Click on image to hear call The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is predominantly a migratory species in the region. After breeding in the mountains to the west of Canberra through the summer, many thousands of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters and White-naped Honeyeaters move down from the ranges in autumn on their way towards the coast. Spectacularly large flocks can be seen streaming along the Murrumbidgee River Corridor, with many turning east at Point Hut Crossing or just north of Angle Crossing. Most migration takes place in the morning. Although they are fairly conspicuous as they move from treetop to treetop through the suburbs, they rarely fly far from tree cover and avoid new suburban areas until trees have grown to a suitable density and size. A small number over-winter in Canberra gardens. Their migratory behaviour leads to a very pronounced peak in numbers in April, with a much smaller secondary peak in September as the smaller and less conspicuous flocks return to the region. Very few birds are recorded in Canberra during summer. Numbers in the first seven years of the survey were generally much greater than for the later years, but have remained steady since 1988-89. Breeding records in the survey are scarce, but nesting activity has been reported in mid-October and mid-January, with dependent young in January and late February. R=16. BR=52
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