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October 2015
The "Top End" of Australia
Part 6: Pine Creek
Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)
If you are on your way south from Darwin, it is well worth it to make a stop at Pine Creek. Apart from being one of the most reliable places to see Hooded Parrot, a host of other wildlife can be found in and around the township.
Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)
A good place to look for the Hooded Parrots is the area around the cricket oval/ rugby field where the parrots can sometimes be seen feeding on grass seeds along with flocks of Cockatiels.
Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)
An early morning visit to Miner's Park at the north end of the town can be very productive. If the trees are in flower, a good variety of honeyeaters can usually be found feeding on the nectar and pollen. These can include Banded, Brown, Rufous-throated along with Little Friarbirds, White-winged Trillers and Paperbark Flycatchers.
Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
Banded Honeyeater is found throughout the tropical north in a variety of woodland and scrub habitats.
Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
 Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis) |
 Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) |
Rufous-throated Honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis)
White-throated Honeyeater (Melithreptus albogularis)
Paperbark Flycatcher is the northern version of the very similar Restless Flycatcher and they were formerly considered to be conspecific.
Paperbark Flycatcher (Myiagra nana)
Paperbark Flycatcher (Myiagra nana) |
female White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) |
female White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor)
male White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor)
Other common species that could be found in the Miner's Park included Red-winged Parrot, Rainbow Bee-eater and Brush Cuckoo.
female Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)
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Black Flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)
In the water gardens, a large mixed roost of over 1000 Black and Little Red Flying-foxes had taken up residence.
Black Flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)
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Little Red Flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus)
Northern Rosella (Platycercus venustus)
Just to the south of Pine Creek at Copperfield Dam, a small flock of Northern Rosellas were feeding on fruit in the trees above the picnic site. Surprisingly, these were the only Northern Rosellas I saw during the entire month!
Northern Rosella (Platycercus venustus) |
Umbrawarra Gorge |
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