PASSERIFORMES: Paradisaeidae

Ptiloris magnificus  

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus)
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Iron Range National Park, QLD (Aug, 2012)

A male Magnificent Riflebird on a perch where it whistles and displays hoping to attract females.

My thanks to birders Bill and Steve Murray of Brisbane who were camping near us and told us about this spot.

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus)

Male Magnificent Riflebird

Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus)

Male Magnificent Riflebird