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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Matthew Kelly

'Golden sunlight of their wings' Regent honeyeaters flock to the Lower Hunter

Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council chief executive Tara Dever at the welcome to country and smoking ceremony for the captive- bred Regent Honeyeater release on Mindaribba land. Picture: A J Pike

The Regent Honeyeater was once a common sight in the Lower Hunter and beyond.

But the impact of decades of relentless habitat destruction has led to the song bird now being listed as one of Australia's most critically endangered birds.

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