Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve

Region:	Australia: Victoria
Location:	37°49'38"S 145°29'33"E
Description:	Woodland reserve on Woori Yallock Creek, Cockatoo Creek and Sheep Station Creek. The reserve protects a diverse array of flora and fauna including around 285 native flora species and 230 native vertebrate species. The reserve also protects areas of Sedge-rich Eucalyptus camphora Swamp Community, which is considered to be of national significance. The reserve provides habitat for the last wild colonies of the endangered Helmeted Honeyeater, Victoria’s rarest bird and its avifaunal emblem. Public vehicle access is limited to the car park at Parslows Bridge on Beenak Road. There are no walking tracks open to the public. Guided special interest tours are run by the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater and Bird Observation & Conservation Australia. Melway Maps 305-308.
Period:	1/24/2010
List:	55632
List Status:	Published in Atlas
Observer:	Jackson Airey
Notes:	8:30am-12:00pm in area not accessible to general public. 13 species seen in single eucalypt on reserve border over 10-15min period - a record??
Species:	41
Prepared:	9/9/2010
Common Names	Clements (international)
	Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Christidis and Boles. 2008.

Species	Scientific Name	Comment	Count
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
Common Bronzewing	Phaps chalcoptera
Rainbow Lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus	6 flying over
Crimson Rosella	Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella	Platycercus eximius
Laughing Kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae
White-throated Treecreeper	Cormobates leucophaea
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Scarlet Honeyeater	Myzomela sanguinolenta	Approx. 8 seen or heard throughout the reserve, only 1 heard last month
Yellow-faced Honeyeater	Lichenostomus chrysops
White-eared Honeyeater	Lichenostomus leucotis
White-naped Honeyeater	Melithreptus lunatus
Brown-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus brevirostris
New Holland Honeyeater	Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Bell Miner	Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner	Manorina melanocephala
Red Wattlebird	Anthochaera carunculata
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus
White-browed Scrubwren	Sericornis frontalis
Brown Thornbill	Acanthiza pusilla
Eastern Whipbird	Psophodes olivaceus
Dusky Woodswallow	Artamus cyanopterus	Flock (approx. 20) on ground feeding - adults with fledglings
Grey Butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen
Crested Shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus	1 seen
Golden Whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris
Grey Shrike-thrush	Colluricincla harmonica
Willie Wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa
Rufous Fantail	Rhipidura rufifrons	2 very short views
Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca
Satin Flycatcher	Myiagra cyanoleuca
Little Raven	Corvus mellori
Jacky Winter	Microeca fascinans
Eastern Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria australis
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Mistletoebird	Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Red-browed Finch	Neochmia temporalis

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