BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY OF TWO SPECIES OF HONEYEATER
| Posted: |
24/09/2021 |
| Author(s): |
David C. McFarland, Peter F. Sale |
During the autumn and winter of 1980. the general behaviour and ecology of New
Holland Honeyeaters and Little Wattlebirds was studied in heath and dry sclerophyll forest
in the Royal National Park, NSW. The availability of certain foods (flying insects and
nectar) was also measured. Both bird species had similar time budgets and engaged in
inter- and intraspecific aggression. Hawking activity did not appear to be affected by the
abundance of flying insects on either a daily or seasonal basis. Each honeyeater exhibited
preferences in the plants used as nectar sources. Even though the abundance of all
honeyeaters in the area increased as the density of Banksia inflorescences increased,
when individual species were examined only two of the five present showed significant
relationships.
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