Overall appearance, black face with black and white bill. It's a very common resident and locally nomadic in search of fruit. They also eat leaves, buds, flowers and nectar.
Their call is highly vocal, with the most frequent call a sharp chee chee chee. The alarm call is zik zik.
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Happy Wednesday to you all!
Looks good!
ReplyDeleteHello Jo, The Speckled Mousebird is handsome. I love the crest on its head. It does have a weird name, great shots. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos indeed. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it was the model for punks ?
ReplyDeleteO my...what a majestic bird...just beautiful and your photos are amazing.
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ReplyDeletereally lovely bird!
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