Image: Figbird, female

Figbird, female

A female Figbird (southern subgroup) is pictured close-up, at its nest within a tree. Its feathers are brown with white tips, whilst the feathers that can be seen of its underbelly are white. It has a noticeable blue ring around its eye.
 

Photographer:
H & J Beste
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Figbird
Scientific name:
Sphecotheres viridis
Family:
Oriolidae
Order:
Passeriformes

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