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Regent Honeyeater

  • Regent honeyeater is a species of songbird, found in southeastern Australia. According to ecologists, some birds of this species have been singing songs of other species, such as friarbirds and cuckooshrikes, etc., rather than singing their own songs.
  • This is special because if the male bird does not sing the right song, the female will not be attracted to it, which can cause problems in mating between them in the future, as a result of which their numbers may be adversely affected. It is noteworthy that at present the number of these birds is only around 300.
  • It is estimated that due to loss of habitat, young males of this species are growing up in different or wrong groups rather than in their groups, due to which they are not able to learn their song.
  • It is important to note that yellow stripe is found on this bird, which appears to be similar to the gold embroidery famous during the kingdom of Phrygia (1200-700 BC). For this reason, its Scintific name is 'Anthochaera phrygia'. Regent Honeyeater is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Redlist.
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