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Blue-faced Parrotfinch

Erythrura trichroa

Description:

Adult birds are 11-12 cm in length, with a grassy green body (slightly darker above), a bright blue mask around the eyes, extending over the top of the head, and a red rump and central tail feathers. Males are the brightest – the females have similar colouration but are duller.

Habitat:

Elevated rainforest

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8 Comments

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 9 years ago

Thanks Bob

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 9 years ago

Thanks armadeus.4

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 9 years ago

Thanks SukanyaDatta

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 9 years ago

Love the colours! Great images Mac. Thank you for sharing :)

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Holi, our festival of colours is coming up...looks like this bird has already played Holi. What a great shot.

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 9 years ago

Thanks Joshua

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Excellent!

triggsturner
triggsturner 9 years ago

Great images Mark. Well done you!
Robert

MacChristiansen
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MacChristiansen

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 5, 2015
Submitted on Feb 5, 2015

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