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... rufous , tail paler rufous with numerous dark bars ; above pale rufous with black spot in each feather . Juv : more brownish rufous above with more extensive dark centres to feathers . Flight : rapid flickering wingbeats , soars on flat ...
... rufous , tail paler rufous with numerous dark bars ; above pale rufous with black spot in each feather . Juv : more brownish rufous above with more extensive dark centres to feathers . Flight : rapid flickering wingbeats , soars on flat ...
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... ( Rufous ) Shrike - thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha 17-19 cm Small , short - tailed , robust - billed shrike - thrush with brown upperparts and rufous underparts . Rufous form ( race rufigaster ) from north - east is bright rufous with ...
... ( Rufous ) Shrike - thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha 17-19 cm Small , short - tailed , robust - billed shrike - thrush with brown upperparts and rufous underparts . Rufous form ( race rufigaster ) from north - east is bright rufous with ...
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... Rufous - banded breed during tropical wet season , build purse - like nests . Tawny - crowned honeyeater is a ... Rufous - throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 11-13 cm Small brown honeyeater with short bill , rufous throat and ...
... Rufous - banded breed during tropical wet season , build purse - like nests . Tawny - crowned honeyeater is a ... Rufous - throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 11-13 cm Small brown honeyeater with short bill , rufous throat and ...
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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds Peter Slater,Pat Slater,Raoul Slater No preview available - 2003 |
The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds Peter Slater,Pat Slater,Raoul Slater No preview available - 2003 |
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Adult areas Aust Australian band bark barred belly bill birds blotched blue breast breeding brown buff bush Cape York chestnut coast colour common resident coverts crest crown dark darker dome east eastern edges extending eyebrow face feathers feeding Female flanks flight flocks forehead forest fork form race grass green grey ground head heavily hollow Honeyeater islands lacks leaves legs less lined Little longer looks loud lower mainland mainly Male mangroves migrant mottled nape narrow neck Nesting nomad non-breeding northern occur outer pale paler Parrot patch Petrel phase pink plains plumage prominent rainforest Range rufous rump Sandpiper seen short sides similar smaller sometimes south-eastern south-west southern species spotted stick streaked tail throat throughout tree uncommon underparts undertail underwing upper usually Voice western white eggs whitish wing woodland yellow