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The
white-naped honeyeater
(
Melithreptus lunatus
) is a
passerine
bird of the honeyeater family
Meliphagidae
native to eastern Australia. It dwells in dry
eucalypt
woodland with
long periods of dryness and heat
, with a diet consisting of nectar from various flowers, and it also feeds on insects. The species is classified as a
least-concern species
by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
. This white-naped honeyeater was photographed in
Glen Davis, New South Wales
.
Photograph credit:
John Harrison
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