Philip & others
I have also heard SCHE mimicing Grey Shrike-thrush at Cocoparra NP in about
1991.
Cheers,
Peter
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> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:31:21 +1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Birdline NSW Weekly Update comment for Matt Hinze
> about mimicry by the Honeyeaters.
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> Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Wauchope
> The single Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater I reported here a few months ago is
> still here. It seems to be hanging around a Little Wattlebird! Today it
> was doing some mimicry, and lo and behold it was mostly the Little
> Wattlebird it was imitating. I wonder if this has ever been reported
> before?
> Matt Hinze
>
> Yes it has been reported before (rarely) and is similar to
> well-documented behaviour by the Regent Honeyeater. It could maybe
> perhaps be the same behaviour. Although not nearly as consistent in
> occurrence as is the Regent Honeyeater.
>
> See my 2 articles:
>
> Veerman, P.A. (1994) 'Batesian acoustic mimicry by the Regent Honeyeater
> Xanthomyza phrygia', Australian Bird Watcher 15: 250-259.
> Veerman, P.A. (1992) 'Vocal mimicry of larger honeyeaters by the Regent
> Honeyeater Xanthomyza phrygia', Australian Bird Watcher 14: 180-189.
> That cites a report of Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater imitating a Noisy
> Friarbird and Crested Bellbird (Dow 1971, Sunbird 2: 72-74).
>
> Philip Veerman
> 24 Castley Circuit
> Kambah ACT 2902
>
> 02 - 62314041
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