![Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti The australasian Figbird is sexually dimorphic,Males of all subspecies have a black tail with broad white tips to the outer rectrices, white crissum, blackish primaries, a black head, distinct bright red facial skin, a black bill with a red base, and pinkish legs,Females are drab-coloured, being dull brownish above, and white below with strong dark streaking.[8] They have greyish facial skin, and a greyish-black bill. Juveniles resemble females, but the streaking below is typically not as strong.<br />
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Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
The australasian Figbird is sexually dimorphic,Males of all subspecies have a black tail with broad white tips to the outer rectrices, white crissum, blackish primaries, a black head, distinct bright red facial skin, a black bill with a red base, and pinkish legs,Females are drab-coloured, being dull brownish above, and white below with strong dark streaking.[8] They have greyish facial skin, and a greyish-black bill. Juveniles resemble females, but the streaking below is typically not as strong.
photographed atherton tableland far north queensland
The Australasian Figbird is a conspicuous medium-sized passerine bird native to a wide range of wooded habitats in northern and eastern Australia, southern Papua New Guinea, and the Kai Islands in Indonesia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of "S. viridis", then simply referred to as the Figbird.
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