Significant breeding event of Regent Honeyeaters Anthochaera phrygia near Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, during spring 2007

Abstract

During the spring–summer of 2007–2008, a breeding event of Regent Honeyeaters Anthochaera phrygia took place in bushland south of Kurri Kurri, in the dry open Spotted Gum–Ironbark forests of the Lower Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Breeding spanned at least 4 months, and likely involved multiple clutches raised by several pairs. This event is considered to be highly significant in light of the continued decline of this critically endangered species, and the Lower Hunter Valley needs to be recognised as one of the most important regions for the species.