Sahul Sunbird
Cinnyris frenatus
Cardwell, FNE Qld IMG_0199 20200731 - male. CLICK for one at Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes NP, Tablelands, FNE Qld on20240217.
Notes: Tiny. A plain olive back, yellow belly, & white
tail edges that are flared out in flight.
Male: iridescent blue throat;
female: a yellow throat & eyebrow. Was named Olive-backed
Sunbird, one
of 21 ssp. But in Aust. only frenatus occurs. Active in forest edges,
parks, & gardens.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©
Julatten, FNE Qld MVI_7406 20170715 - female & male
Feathers'n'Friends, Julatten, FNE Qld MVI_0151 20200626 - male CLICK for female: 20231124.
Whitfield, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_2955 20210522 - male. CLICK for female.
Saltwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_2353 20220913 - male & female
Chinese Pergoda, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_9859 20190804 - female. CLICK for one on Green Island, Cairns, FNE Qld 20231111
Nautilus Building, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_0177 20200517 - male feeding chicks.
Thala Beach Nature Reserve, FNE Qld IMG_5310 20191110 - immature male
Mt Carbine, FNE Qld IMG_7046 20170714 - juvenile: fleshy yellow gape
Chinese Pergoda, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_3963 20191103 - female attending nest.
Julatten, FNE Qld MVI_7442 20170715 - male drinking.
Chinese Pergoda, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld MVI_9861 20190804 - female w. food for chicks.