PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Sphecotheres vieilloti  

Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Darwin, NT (Sep, 2009)

This is a male of the race flaviventris the 'Yellow Figbird' found across the top of northern Australia.

The photo on the left was taken in Darwin, NT in September 2009 and the one on the right in Cairns in May 2009.

Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)

Male Australasian Figbird (vielloti)

Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)

Australasian Figbird (flaviventris)

Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)

Australasian Figbird

Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)

Australasian Figbird