PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Ramsayornis modestus  

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)
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© Geoff Walker 2009
Daintree River, QLD (Sep, 2009)

These birds migrate down from New Guinea to breed. This pair was building a nest ready for breeding.

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Nest builders

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Dangerous location

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Brown-backed Honeyeater

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Brown-backed Honeyeater

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Brown-backed Honeyeater building Nest

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Brown-backed Honeyeater