• MELIPHAGIDAE
    • Meliphaginae
    • Entomyzon
    • Entomyzon cyanotis

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A-rihri (Ngandi) by Trevor Collins (© SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)

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Language Names

Language:                                Name                                     

Kriol:                                         

Marra:                                       

Ritharrŋu/Wägilak:                 Djulwadak

Ngandi:                                     

Wubuy:                                      

Ngalakgan:                               Mardawh 

Alawa:                                       Jardawmanja 

Rembarrnga:                            Yahyih; Mardawk 

 

English:                                    Blue-faced Honeyeater

Scientific:                                 Entomyzon cyanotis 

 

Group name for birds

Marra              Rayi

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How It Looks (species Description)

Body size: 26-32cm 

Olive yellow back and wings, white belly, and black head with blue eye patch.

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Where It Lives (habitat)

Lives in open forests, mangroves, and rainforests.

Takes over and renovates old nests.

 

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What It Eats (diet)

It eats various invertebrates including grasshopper, cockroaches, and termites, and fruits.

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Taxonomy from

  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: AVES
  • Order: PASSERIFORMES
  • Suborder: PASSERI
  • Informal: CORVIDA
  • Family: MELIPHAGIDAE
  • Subfamily: Meliphaginae
  • Genus: Entomyzon
  • Species: Entomyzon cyanotis

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