The Forgotten Song: Saving the Regent Honeyeater
By Coral Vass
Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
The song of the regent honeyeater has been heard in the bush for many generations — but could it soon be lost forever?
Regent’s father had learnt the song from his father, who learnt it from his father too. But with Regent’s species now facing extinction, there is no one around to teach him. Regent tries to mimic the sounds of different birds but without success.
Will Regent learn his mating call before it’s too late? Or will his ancient song be forgotten forever?
'The Regent Honeyeater, a stunning bird of Australia’s woodlands, is in real trouble. A large recovery effort is underway to save the species, with a suite of recovery actions being implemented across their range. This book beautifully captures the essence of the bird and its environment, the current situation it finds itself in, and the work of the amazing team working to save them from extinction.' — Dean Ingwersen, Woodland Bird Program Leader and Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator, BirdLife Australia
By Coral Vass
Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
The song of the regent honeyeater has been heard in the bush for many generations — but could it soon be lost forever?
Regent’s father had learnt the song from his father, who learnt it from his father too. But with Regent’s species now facing extinction, there is no one around to teach him. Regent tries to mimic the sounds of different birds but without success.
Will Regent learn his mating call before it’s too late? Or will his ancient song be forgotten forever?
'The Regent Honeyeater, a stunning bird of Australia’s woodlands, is in real trouble. A large recovery effort is underway to save the species, with a suite of recovery actions being implemented across their range. This book beautifully captures the essence of the bird and its environment, the current situation it finds itself in, and the work of the amazing team working to save them from extinction.' — Dean Ingwersen, Woodland Bird Program Leader and Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator, BirdLife Australia
By Coral Vass
Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
The song of the regent honeyeater has been heard in the bush for many generations — but could it soon be lost forever?
Regent’s father had learnt the song from his father, who learnt it from his father too. But with Regent’s species now facing extinction, there is no one around to teach him. Regent tries to mimic the sounds of different birds but without success.
Will Regent learn his mating call before it’s too late? Or will his ancient song be forgotten forever?
'The Regent Honeyeater, a stunning bird of Australia’s woodlands, is in real trouble. A large recovery effort is underway to save the species, with a suite of recovery actions being implemented across their range. This book beautifully captures the essence of the bird and its environment, the current situation it finds itself in, and the work of the amazing team working to save them from extinction.' — Dean Ingwersen, Woodland Bird Program Leader and Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator, BirdLife Australia
“I love this gorgeous new book providing a glimpse into the life of our critically endangered regent honeyeaters. This delightful, lyrical story is a beautiful tribute to this bird, stunningly illustrated with the inclusion of some collages of old paintings, photographs and articles into the artwork. Follow Regent as he searches to find his song to attract a mate.
‘Ancient songs had filled the forest since the beginning of time. Regent’s father had learnt the song from his father; who learnt it from his father, who learnt it from his father.’
But would Regent ever learn the song?
Discover what is being done to help the regent honeyeater population. It was great to have this book arrive just in time to share with my class discussing endangered animals.”
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Format: Hardback picture book
Dimensions: 25.0 cm x 25.0 cm
Pages: 32
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ISBN: 9781486316403
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Release Date: 3 April 2023
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Author: Coral Vass
Illustrator: Jess Racklyeft
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Early Childhood (4-6 yrs)
Younger Readers (6-9 yrs)
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ANIMALS
birds, regent honeyeater, Australian birds, woodlands, endangered, critically endangered, song, conservation, species, recovery, environment
