Naretha Bluebonnet
Northiella narethae
Koonalda Homestead, Nullarbor NP, W SA IMG_3440 20181122
Notes: Smaller brighter than
Eastern Bluebonnet. Red under confined to
under-tail coverts.
Rump bright yellow-olive. Red patch in bend of wing.
Bright blue frontal bar paler than face.
Juvenile may have wing stripe. Confined
to arid woodlands of N & W fringes of Nullarbor Plain.
Range from eBird©(last 10 y)
Koonalda Homestead, Nullarbor NP, W SA IMG_3443 20181122
Koonalda Homestead, Nullarbor NP, W SA IMG_3441 20181122
Koonalda Homestead, Nullarbor NP, W SA IMG_3503 20181122 - juveniles?
Koonalda Homestead, Nullarbor NP, W SA IMG_3505 20181122 - juvenile? yes: pale wing bar visible on each as they fly off.CLICK for a composite closeup of the three birds.
Koonalda Homestead, Nullarbor NP, W SA IMG_3505 20181122 - juvenile?
location MVI_6666 20180909