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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
	Order:	Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
	Family:	Flowerpecker (Nectariniidae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Mistletoebird (Dicaeum (Dicaeum) hirundinaceum ssp hirundinaceum)
	This Photo:	Male, After Feeding
	Thank you George Seagull for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere Stunning little birds these with the female being grey-brown with cherry red rump. The male having a bright red throat and rump with dark satin blue dinner jacket. Short tail. They make their nests out of spiderweb! We have presented our photo's here in cronological order to get a perspective of their mating cycle.
	Copyright © 2017-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 05-Jan-2017
This species is classed as  NT (Near Threatened)  in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)