PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Nectarinia jugularis  

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)
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© Kay Parkin 2011
Iron Range National Park, QLD (Aug, 2011)

These tiny, pretty birds frequented the vegetation where we were staying at Portland Roads. I never tired of watching them.

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Female Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Female Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Male Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Male Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Female Olive-backed Sunbird building Nest

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Female Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Female Olive-backed Sunbird at Nest

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Male

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Male

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Male Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-backed Sunbird