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Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaaceum

Description:

A female Mistletoe bird that was hopping around a tree looking for food in the shade of course.

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3 Comments

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 11 years ago

They eat mistletoe berries from a variety of mistletoe species and help distribute the seeds. Lovely little birds that I hear but often dont see

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Why is it called Mistletoebird?

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

very nice captured,

ScottHarte
Spotted by
ScottHarte

4810, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jul 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 6, 2012

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