Regent honeyeaters were once kings of flowering gums but are now on the edge of extinction
Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia's flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton.
Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia's flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2022
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New research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows that unless conservation actions are urgently stepped up, one of our most beautiful songbirds, the regent honeyeater, will be extinct within 20 years.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2022
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Male songbirds usually learn their tunes from adult mentors. But when aspiring crooners lack proper role models, they hit all the wrong notes—and have less success attracting mates.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2021
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The genetic history of a critically endangered songbird shows its best chance of survival is to protect its rapidly disappearing habitat.
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2019
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Research led by the Australian National University (ANU) sheds new light on the rapid decline of the once-common regent honeyeater, offering new opportunities to help save the bird from extinction.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2018
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New South Wales is revamping its logging laws for the first time in two decades, drafting regulations that will govern more than two million hectares of public native forest.
Environment
Jun 19, 2018
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New research from the ANU shows the need for urgent action to boost the flock sizes of the critically-endangered regent honeyeater.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2017
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Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a new breeding population of the critically endangered regent honeyeater.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2016
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A captive-bred Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) has given efforts to save the species in Victoria a boost by successfully raising young in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2011
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