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Vik's Gallery: Spotted Pardalote (1/11)
PASSERIFORMES: Pardalotidae
Pardalotus punctatus
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Black Hill Nature Reserve, VIC (Jun, 2013)
The name Pardalote derives from the Greek for "Spotted like a Leopard".
This bird we call a "Spotted" Pardalote.
In other words, we're actually calling it a Spotted Spotty bird. No wonder it always looks a little offended.
Male Spotted Pardalote
Male Spotted Pardalote with Nesting Material
Male Spotted Pardalote
Female Spotted Pardalote
Male Spotted Pardalote
Spotted Pardalote
Female Spotted Pardalote with Nesting Material
Female Spotted Pardalote
Female Spotted Pardalote at Nest Hole
Male Spotted Pardalote
Male Spotted Pardalote