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Eclectus roratus
The female is bright red while the male is green. This large gum tree had the nest in the trunk inside a hollow (pics 4-5). Only found on in lowland rainforests of Cape York.
Spotted on Sep 21, 2012
Submitted on Nov 5, 2012
4 Comments
Neat :) I had hand-raised one of the males years ago. They are awesome birds!
Beautiful series...
I know, I was so glad they picked a tree with no leaves for their nest site.
Very nice! I never see these in such an unobstructed way :-)