PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Epthianura tricolor  

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Mount Liebig, NT (Aug, 2013)

A Crimson Chat chick tries to avoid detection by freezing.

The chick's mother, ten metres to my right, chooses the opposite tactic, attempting to distract me and lead me away by feigning an injured wing.

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Male Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Male Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Female Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Male Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Immature Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Female Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Female Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat Chick

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Female Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Male Crimson Chat

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Crimson Chat