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Brightly colored bee-eater with yellow face with black mask, green and blue underparts, black tail streamers.
Not listed
Indigenous: Birnbirndu, A-Barrirhbarrir, Bijurrurd, Barrir'barrir, Birrubirruu, Barrirhbarrir, Jirrirdirdi, Berrerhberrerh
At a glance
FamilyBee-eaters
SizeMedium
RarityCommon
HabitatOpen woodland, creek corridors, forest edge, and scattered tall perches near clearings or water.
Best timeReported across most months in Queensland, with no narrow seasonal peak.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Marc Anderson
Range map
Range map
12779visible hotspots
371794visible records
5states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
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
Rust-colored underwing obvious in flight.
Behavior
Flocks hunt flying insects; often perch in trees and powerlines. Typically rather vocal, with a repeating insect-like ‘prr-prr’ call.
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