Crescent Honeyeater

(Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) “The crescent honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia. A member of the genus Phylidonyris, it is most closely related to the common New Holland honeyeater and the white-cheeked honeyeater.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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Eastern Rosella

(Platycercus eximius) “The eastern Rosella is a Rosella native to south-east of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of…

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Spotted Pardalote

“The spotted pardalote is one of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although moderately common in all of the reasonably fertile parts of Australia it is seldom seen closely enough…

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