The Figbird (Sphecotheres viridis) is a conspicuous and very common medium-sized passerinebird native to Indonesia, New Guinea, northern and eastern Australia, and the islands nearby.
Unlike most orioles, Figbirds are gregarious, forming flocks of 20 to 40 birds during the non-breeding season, and breeding in small colonies, often making with a number of nests in a small area.
In the southern part of their range—from around Sydney north to about Proserpine—male Figbirds are a rather bright olive-green, becoming brighter and more yellow further north, culminating with the birds of the tropical north, which are almost pure golden-yellow.
Figbirds are part of a worldwide family that includes the orioles, of which Australia has two other members (the Yellow and Olive-backed Orioles).
Figbirds feed in flocks, often of around 20 birds that are prepared to fly to isolated trees that are suitable for foraging.
Figbirds are commonly encountered in city parks that contain fig trees, and will often visit orchards and gardens that have leafy trees and berry-producing plants.
The Figbird Sphecotheres viridis is a conspicuous and very...(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The "Figbird" ("Sphecotheres viridis") is a conspicuous and very common medium-sized passerinebird native to Indonesia Indonesia, New Guinea New Guinea, northern and eastern Australia Australia, and the islands nearby.
Unlike most orioleorioles, Figbirds are gregarious, forming flocks of 20 to 40 birds during the non-breeding season, and breeding in small colonies, often making with a number of nests in a small area.
In the southern part of their range—from around SydneySydney north to about Proserpine Proserpine—male Figbirds are a rather bright olive-green, becoming brighter and more yellow further north, culminating with the birds of the tropical north, which are almost pure golden-yellow.
We had a fledgling Red-eyed Figbird given to us by a local resident, as we often raise and eventually release orphaned birds.
During a bushwalk one day I collected some Persoonia stradbrokensis fruit and thought I’d give it a try on the figbird, with the eventual aim of sowing the ‘passed’ seed.
The figbird gobbled down the fruit and I collected the seed from the bird’s droppings the next day.
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Figbird is designed with the Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm, and uses Java Data Objects (JDO) for the data layer and Java Server Faces (JSF) for the presentation layer.
Both technologies allow for a far more declarative style of programming, removing the need for reams and reams of 'plumbing' code such as SQL execution, handling bad user input and connecting the model to the presentation layer.
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Figbird 1.1.2 is an update to Figbird 1.1.1 containing a number of defect fixes and minor improvements.
Figbird 1.1.1 is an update to Figbird 1.1.0 containing a number of defect fixes and minor improvements.
Figbird 1.0.0, which powers this new website, is a Java based web application that makes managing your website as simple as managing the files on your desktop computer.
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The Sibley-Monroe species, Green Figbird (aka Timor Figbird) - Sphecotheres viridis, is monotypic and ranges only in the eastern Lesser Sundas (Roti, Timor and Semau).
