Can you help??

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suzielack
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Can you help??

This bird has been feeding on the palm fruit in my garden in Darwin. It has also had a couple of young with it and they are also being fed the berries - whole. I thought it looked like a Blue-face Honeyeater, as I also have those around the garden at the moment, but for obvious reasons I am not sure about the "Blue-face" !

What is it ???

Thanks
Suzie

Birdgirl2009
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It looks like a male figbird. Here is one I took recently in NSW

Here's a link to the BIB. Teh distribution map shows the NT pagehttp://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Sphecotheres-viridis

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Sorry about typo.
... to the BIB bird finder page. The ...

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suzielack
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Thank you so much! I wasn't able to find it in any of my Bird Books. I have now worked out that there was a female and 1 juvenile with the male :)

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