Spotted Pardalote
One of the smallest and most
colorful of all Australian birds.
Pardalotus punctatus
(L 3.1-3.9")
Lamington Nat’l Park
Australia
19Oct2015
Pardalotus is Greek for spotted;
punctata is Latin for spot.
In The Aneid the pathway to hell
is Averno...in Greek this means
“a place without birds.”
(Debbie Blue)
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