Talk:Mistletoebird

adding citations

Could you help me. I went to put in a new citation after the last sentence in DESCRIPTION, but I noticed that it has referred to the wrong reference number. Also, How do I edit a Reference. John sheens (talk) 06:58, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

I believe I have sorted (both)items. Let me know if "you" see a problem.101.166.66.15 (talk) 07:08, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Note: you don't specify individual reference numbers, you just add refs in <ref>...</ref> tags, and the {{reflist}} template that sits under the "References" heading does the numbering. For more info, see Help:Footnotes#Reference_lists:_the_basics.-- Elmidae (talk) 08:32, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

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The mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum), also known as the mistletoe flowerpecker, is a species of flowerpecker native to most of Australia (though absent from Tasmania and the driest desert areas) and also to the eastern Maluku Islands of Indonesia in the Arafura Sea between Australia and New Guinea. The mistletoebird eats mainly the berries of the parasitic mistletoe and is a vector for the spread of the mistletoe's seeds through its digestive system. The mistletoebird is small, being 9–10 centimetres long and 7.5–11 grams in weight. The male is glossy blue-black above, with a red chest and a slight red under-tail, and a black centre stripe running down its white belly. The female is dark grey above, with a white throat, light grey underparts, and just a touch of pinkish-red under the tail. The eyes, bill, and legs are black; the bill is just over a centimetre long, slender, slightly down-curved and sharply pointed. Immature birds are similar to the female, but have an orange-pink bill instead of black. This male mistletoebird was photographed in the Round Hill Nature Reserve in New South Wales, Australia.

Photograph credit: JJ Harrison

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