PASSERIFORMES: Paradisaeidae

Ptiloris paradiseus  

Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)
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© Geoff Walker 2009
Mount Glorious, QLD (Nov, 2009)

These birds have amazing beaks which they use to hunt for food under bark and in leaf debris in crevices.

Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)

Female Paradise Riflebird

Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)

Female Paradise Riflebird

Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)

Female Paradise Riflebird