Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Jingellic, S NSW IMG_2883 20121230 - male (left: long thin streamers), female (right: short thick streamers)
Notes: Mostly green w. bold black eye-stripe, long down-curved
black bill, yellow throat,
black gorget. Red eye, orange tinge to rear of crown,
rufous triangular wings w. black edges.
Female has shorter, thicker, streamers.
Open timbered country, grasslands, semi-arid scrub.
Range from Morcombe©
Golf-Course, Karumba, FN Qld IMG_7291 20200928 - male: long streamers. CLICK to enlarge.
Morris Road, Giru, NE Qld IMG_0023_1 20220226 - female: short streamers. CLICK to enlarge.
Cemetery, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_1030 20151124 - a bit windy.
Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_5371 20231008 - obtaining calcium from shells. CLICK for relaxing.
Redcap Creek rocks, Mungana, FN Qld IMG_0476 20210506 - female: short thick streamers. CLICK for bathing beauty.
Glenrowan Caravan Park, N Vic IMG_5920 20211110 - male (right: long thin streamers), female (left: short thick streamers).CLICK for another pic of them.
Mount Korong, Wedderburn, N Vic IMG_2572 20210117 - juvenile: duller than adult, no tail streamers, black gorgetappears to be absent. CLICK for youngsters in the rain at Black Mountain Road, Kuranda, FNE Qld 20190825
Ord R, FN WA & Pennyfather R, Weipa FN Qld MVI_4184-0354 20160909 & 20080615
Crystal Cascades, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_3158 20210526 - demolishing a moth.
Buffalo Creek, Darwin, FN NT MVI_5001 20180803 - returning.