Vanuatu Honeyeater

Vanuatu HoneyeaterThis honeyeater occurs in northern Vanuatu. A survey saw small groups in flowering trees in large forest tracts on Malakula and Vanua Lava. Insects were found in the stomachs of the three specimens examined.What does it look like?It is a brown-and-white bird with a finely speckled face and a downcurved black bill.How does it live?This honeyeater occurs in northern Vanuatu. A survey saw small groups in flowering trees in large forest tracts on Malakula and Vanua Lava. Insects were found in the stomachs of the three specimens examined.During the survey, groups of about 3–10 birds used flowering trees in large forests on Malakula and Vanua Lava. On Vanua Lava, flocks were especially noisy at dawn and dusk.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.