Showing posts with label Magnificent Riflebird. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 10, 2015

MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD

A juvenile or female Magnificent Riflebird. The rest are the male, photographed at Rainforest camping area, Iron Range, Queensland October 2015
701           MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD           Ptiloris magnificus

Australia            (543)

Found in rainforests, monsoon forest, scrubs. 28-33 cm, male larger. Range: coast n. Cape York Pen. (Q) s. to Weipa on w. coast and to McIlwaith Ra., n. of Coen on e. coast. Fairly common. Sedentary.