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Regent Honeyeater
Anthochaera phrygia
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: Thu Aug 06 2015 14:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: Thu Jun 07 2018 14:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: None
Priority Species? Yes
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Regent honeyeater�s diet primarily consists of nectar, but also includes invertebrates. It is nomadic and partly migratory, with some predictable seasonal movements observed by by the flowering of select eucalypt species.
Threats
The decline of the Regent honeyeater is thought to be mainly due to the clearing, fragmentation and degradation of its habitat. The species relies on a range of different food resources, and is particularly vulnerable to the removal of large mature trees which are important feeding and breeding habitat.
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
58
Average life span:
Number of young produced each year:
Number of breeding events each year:
> 5yrs and < 10yrs
Couple (2-3)
One
Minimum sexual maturity age:
1 - 2yrs
Who is helping?
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database
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