Breeding Mistletoebirds conduct elaborate courtship and nuptial displays where, with a horizontal body, the male sways from side to side fluttering its wings, flicking its tail and displaying flashes of red.
At a glance
Sounds
Range map
Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Adult male glossy black above, with bright red chest, black stripe in center of belly, and red undertail coverts. Female gray above, pale below, with red undertail coverts. Juvenile plain, with orange bill base and undertail coverts. Inhabits many habitats across much of mainland Australia.
Behavior
Flight call a high-pitched, thin “dzee,” song a series of high twittering notes.
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