Dunnock large areas of Eurasia, inhabiting much of Europe including Lebanon, northern Iran, and the Caucasus. They are the only commonly found accentor in lowland areas, all the others inhabit upland areas Dunnocks were successfully introduced into New Zealand during the 19th century, and are now widely distributed around the country and some offshore islands. Favourite habitats include woodlands, shrubs, gardens, and hedgerows where they typically feed on the ground often seeking out detritivores as food. The main call of the dunnock is a shrill, persistent "tseep" along with a high trilling note, which betrays the bird's otherwise inconspicuous presence. The
Common smoky honeyeater three subspecies; the nominate race occurs in the eastern Herzog Mountains and south east New Guinea, "M. f. kumawa" is restricted to the southern Bomberai Peninsula and "M. f. goliathi" ranges from the Weyland Mountains to the western Herzog Mountains. Common smoky honeyeater The common smoky honeyeater ("Melipotes fumigatus") is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is one of four species in the genus "Melipotes", all closely related and forming a superspecies. After another similar species, the wattled smoky honeyeater, was discovered in 2005 in the Foja Mountains it has also been called the common smoky