Well that leads to whether it is an odd New Holland Honeyeater or an odd White-cheeked Honeyeater but looking at the mix of features, especially the white on the tips of the tail feathers, which is a feature of New Holland Honeyeater when most other features look somewhat more like the other one, sure strongly suggests it is indeed a hybrid, especially given the situation of that one isolated White-cheeked Honeyeater was in the company of a common population of New Holland Honeyeaters. Should get an article in CBN.
Philip
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>> We have had a White-cheeked Honeyeater in Canberra since last year,
>> however last week i spotted a strange bird that resembles a W-c but
>> not quite right. Could this bird be a hybrid of W-c and New Holland ?
>>
>> Shorty
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