Friday, May 22, 2015

BAR-BREASTED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Gibb River crossing, Kimberley, Western Australia, May 2015
616          BAR-BREASTED HONEYEATER               Ramsayornis fasciatus

Australia           (459)

Found in paperback, eucalypt woodlands, blossoming grevilleas, etc; mangroves, monsoon forests, montane heathlands. Range: across tropical n. Aust and islands: from Broome-Fitzroy R. (WA) through Kimberley; Top End (NT), s. to Mataranka-McArthur R.; e. on rivers of Gulf to C. York Pen. (Q); s. on e. coast to c. Rockhampton (Q). Mostly common, scare in e. Q. Blossom nomad, 13-15 cm.




1 comment:

  1. he has lovely variegated feathers - 'blossom nomad' a job to aspire to

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