PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Cissomela pectoralis  

Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
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© Vik Dunis 2008
Mornington Station, WA (Aug, 2008)

We found lots of Banded and Bar-breasted Honeyeaters enjoying the flowering trees along the Fitzroy River on Mornington Station.

A profusion of birds and no people, it was enough to entice us to return to enjoy the same lovely spot again two days later.

Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)

Banded Honeyeater

Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)

Immature Banded Honeyeater

Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)

Banded Honeyeater

Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)

Immature Banded Honeyeater