Rainbow Pitta (Pitta iris)

Date: 9 June 2008

Location: Fogg Dam (Northern Territory, Australia)

Number observed: 1

Tags: photo

Link: http://djringer.com/photos/v/top-end-080606/

Notes:

Incredible looks as the bird preened and fed -- wow! Black head and underparts, brown 'horseshoe' on crown. Pinkish gape. Olive green back and upperwing coverts, black primaries with white patch at base. Turquoise-blue iridescent shoulder patch; a few iridescent green feathers right above absurdly short tail. Red undertail coverts. Awesome.

See general information about Rainbow Pitta.


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