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Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Medium song bird, Black body and wings, but with multicolour sheens in different light, from dark green to purple and multi shades in between. Head is a black to dark green. Has white feathered collar and quite a large white wattle under the chin.
Seen in rural garden.
Not usually seen on the ground, or eating fruit, these are nectar eaters and usually stick to flowers of all kinds, but it was a tough winter. These photos are a little rough as they were taken through glass.
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They still show the bird quite clearly! I do love the honeyeaters :)