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Dicaeum hirundinaceum
This is a male! This gorgeous little guy has a bright, red chin, throat and breast. Down the centre of his body is a bold, black stripe with white on either side. His head is black which extends down over his back.
Flying around in scrub land behind some sand dunes at Cable Beach.
My first reference for identification: The Michael Morcombe eGuide to Australian Birds, Mobile App. Second reference: http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/mist...
Spotted on Sep 7, 2014
Submitted on Sep 8, 2014
7 Comments
@ Mark. He's a helluva looker right :D Pleasure.
@ Steano. Thank you. I don't know what la meraviglia means but...you're welcome :)
Oh wow...that's really interesting, I didn't know any of that Charlie. I just did some googling about it - and how 'bout that! :D I also didn't know they weren't in Tasmania...Thank you for the appreciation, it's a pleasure sharing :)
Beautiful ...la meraviglia.
Excellent. I've never heard of these. Good looker too. Thanks.
The only Australian representative of the flowerpecker family..i used to know them as Flowerpecker birds , when i lived on the mainland ...yet another we don't get down here in Tasmania :( Thanks for the spotting , its amazing all the things you forget after 10yrs being away from Sydney.
Thank you Vinny. I'm glad you like it :)
Nice photo, hard to get these guys to sit still long enough for a picture