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Mistletoebird (male)
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum
-17.3358, 123.647
Field Notes
Description:
This gorgeous little guy has a bright, red chin, throat and breast. Down the centre of his body is a bold, black stripe with white on either side. His head is black which extends down over his back.
Habitat:
Chowing down on Mistletoe berry in a tree at the waste water treatment wetlands.
Notes:
"The small Mistletoebird is the only Australian representative of the flowerpecker family, Dicaeidae, and is also known as the Australian Flowerpecker." (Birdlife Australia)
Further reading: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2015/01/mist…
Reference: http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/mistletoebird
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PublishedOctober 28, 2015
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