Weekly Challenge Nov 09

Week 2

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Photo 4 – Red-backed Fairy Wren (Female). In tropical Queensland, a female Fairy-wren with no hint of blue in the tail is sure to be a female of the Red-backed Fairy-wren. In north east Queensland you may come across the Lovely Fairy-wren, of which the female has a predominately blue tail and blue on the back.

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. Photo 3 – Metallic Starling (Juvenile). With a predominate grey streaked white breast, the juvenile of this bird is quite a contrast to the adult birds that have an overall black metallicsheened body. The red eye is a good ID point.

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Photo 2 – Brown-backed Honeyeater. A common bird in the Townsville region but easily identified by its brown back, scalloped drab white front, pink bill and white line under the eye. This is one of the birds that southern visitors like to see.

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Photo1 - Little Tern (breeding plumage). Size of the bird is not apparent in the photo but the identifying features are the black line running from the bill, through the eye to the cap and a triangular white forehead that extends to above the eye but not beyond it. This is an endangered species and is seen regularly in the Townsville area where it nests on certain local beaches.

Photo ID Challenge November 09

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Photo1 - Nutmeg Mannikin. Note the scalloping in the feather pattern. It is not hard to tell them apart from all the other finches and manikins seen in the tropics. Juveniles do not have the scalloping.

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Photo 4 - Yellow Honeyeater. This is a common bird of tropical north Queensland that is easily distinguished by its overall yellow colour. Some call it the bush canary.

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Photo 3 - Australian Brush-turkey (Race purpureicollis). Most will identify this bird but some may not pick the violet tinged white collar of this Cape York race

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Photo 2 - White-browed Robin. One of the tropical Robins that is distinguished by the bold white brow that none of the other Robins have.