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Photo by Julien near Mt Wellington Tasmania

Lichenostomus flavicollis

[edit] Identification

Bright olive green above, silver-grey head, neck and underbody, yellow throat bordered by a narrow black band, yellow chin, small yellow ear-patch, yellow underbody, wing feathers outlined with yellow, black bill, red-brown eye. Females are smaller than males. Young birds are very similar to adults, but duller overall.

[edit] Distribution

Tasmania.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Wet and dry forests, woodlands, sub-alpine forests, temperate rainforest, wet scrubs and coastal heathlands, parks, gardens, reserves in urban areas and orchards.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects and nectar, and some fruit and seeds.

The female builds the small, cup-shaped nest from closely woven grass, bark and spider-web, lined with mammal fur or hair, close to the ground in dense shrubs. The female incubates the eggs and feeds the young. The nests are parasitised by both Pallid Cuckoo and Fan-tailed Cuckoo.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID