Hi
They even do it in north Queensland; though higher in the trees than is
being reported from down south.
Usually the female is below him when the quivering display happens.
Regards,
Alan Gillanders
> wrote:
>
> >
> > While at Chiltern Box-Ironbark National Park during the last week, we
came
> > across a Mistletoebird imitating the following species which had me
briefly
> > flummoxed > > Has anyone else observed this in Mistletoebirds. We found
it quite
> > extraordinary.
> >
>
> I have quite often observed, and sometimes recorded, Mistletoebird mimicry
, the male Mistletoebird giving the mimicry was displaying, fanning his
> tail and quivering his wings. Doubtless the female was nearby, and it was
> during the breeding season.
>
> Vicki Powys
> Capertee Valley NSW
>
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