Feeding Times of Honeyeaters on Banksia ericifolia Inflorescences
| Posted: |
03/10/2021 |
| Author(s): |
H. D. V. Prendergast |
Feeding times of honeyeaters on
Banksia ericlfolia inflorescences were studied.
Territorial Red Wattlebirds
Anthochaera carunculata had a significantly longer mean feeding
time/ inflorescence than non-territorial (opportunistic) individuals, and there were large
differences between those of opportunistically foraging Eastern Spinebills
Acanthorhynchus
tenulrostris, New Holland Honeyeaters
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae and Crescent Honeyeaters
P. pyrrhoptera. Reasons for these differences are discussed, as are the distribution
ranges and standard deviations of the visiting times of each species.
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