Black-chinned Honeyeaters

["martin butterfield" <>]

What intrigues me is the record of this species in the new Australian Atlas (vide p 485 thereof).  As far as I can establish it is in 35S 149E and doesn't look too far from the ACT (and in fact would seem highly likely to overflown the ACT on its way there). 

 

Has anyone contacted the nice Atlas folks to get details of this one?

 

Martin

 

On 6/14/07, Mark Clayton <> wrote:

Hi all,

I think it is pretty obvious that the observer, who I do not know, is
confusing White-naped Honeyeaters with Black-chinned honeyeaters, even
though it is late in the season for White-napes to still be in the local
area. Tidbinbilla is a long way from the species core habitat, the Yellow
Box - Ironbark woodlands well to the west of TNR. The fact that there was no
unusual report forthcoming suggests the observer was having second thoughts
about his identification, especially as Alastair informed him it was a
potential first record locally.

Mark