A photographic record of a possible New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris × White-cheeked Honeyeater P. niger gouldii hybrid
Geoffrey N. Groom
pp. 154-157
Abstract
An unusual Phylidonyris honeyeater was photographed in a tract of remnant bushland in a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. My initial field impression was of a New Holland Honeyeater but later inspection of photographs revealed some unusual characteristics. Although no additional field information was obtained, the possibility that the bird was a New Holland Honeyeater P. novaehollandiae longirostris × White-cheeked Honeyeater P. niger gouldii hybrid is explored.
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