Paradise Riflebird
Ptiloris paradiseus ‡
Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld IMG_4310 20190709
Notes: Large w. v long decurved bill, short squarish tail.
Male almost all black w.
green/blue metallic sheen on belly, throat,
crown. Female brown above, pale
scaling below; pale eyebrow. Song a loud
rasping yaass-yaass.
In rainforest & adjacent forests of
SE Qld, NE NSW, foraging for fruits in canopy.
Range from Morcombe©
Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld IMG_4325 20190709
Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld IMG_4331 20190709
Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld IMG_4322 20190709
Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld IMG_4294 20190709
Border Track, O'Reilly's, Lamington NP, SE Qld IMG_2239b 20220318
Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld MVI_4260-4332-4335 20190709
Border Track, O'Reilly's, Lamington NP, SE Qld IMG_2239 20220318 - male feeding.