Magnificent Riflebird
Ptiloris magnificus
Greenhoose, Iron Range NP, CYP, FN Qld IMG_1433 20191211 - male. CLICK for another view.
Notes: Long curved bill, short tail. Male:
black with iridescent blue-green feathers forming broad
shield. Female: crown/mantle grey-brown, rufous brown wings;
underparts off-white w. fine dark
barring. In lowland &
foothill rainforests
Range from Morcombe©
Greenhoose, Iron Range NP, CYP, FN Qld IMG_1868 20191212 - female
Portland Roads, Cape York, FN Qld IMG_4633 20180216 - female
Greenhoose, Iron Range NP, CYP, FN Qld IMG_2543 20191215 - female
Rainforest Camp, Iron Range NP, CYPAL, FN Qld IMG_0225 20220222 - young male. CLICK for the bird stretching the daybefore.
Gordon Creek, Iron Range NP, CYP, FN Qld IMG_2108 20191213 - female
Rainforest Camp, Iron Range NP, CYPAL, FN Qld IMG_0238 20220222 - male
Rainforest Camp, Iron Range NP, CYPAL, FN Qld IMG_0223 20220222 - young male
Greenhoose, Iron Range NP, CYP, FN Qld IMG_1436+1442 20191211