Well that leads to whether it is an odd New Holland Honeyeater or an odd
White-cheeked Honeyeater but looking at the mix of features, especially the
white on the tips of the tail feathers, which is a feature of New Holland
Honeyeater when most other features look somewhat more like the other one, sure
strongly suggests it is indeed a hybrid, especially given the situation of that
one isolated White-cheeked Honeyeater was in the company of a common population
of New Holland Honeyeaters. Should get an article in CBN.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
shorty
Sent: Monday, 3 October, 2016 5:49 AM
To: Iain Campbell
Cc:
Subject: New Holland X White-cheeked Honeyeater
Adding a photo that shows some white on the tips of the tail feathers,
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 2:45 AM, Iain Campbell <>
wrote:
> I have not seen a White-cheeked that looks like this. If the hybrid
> gets named, it should the the Rajasthani Honeyeater.
>
> On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 4:14 AM, shorty <> wrote:
>
>> G'day all,
>>
>> We have had a White-cheeked Honeyeater in Canberra since last year,
>> however last week i spotted a strange bird that resembles a W-c but
>> not quite right. Could this bird be a hybrid of W-c and New Holland ?
>>
>> Shorty
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