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Sighting 4183747

Sturnus vulgaris

1 Common Starling at Majura, ACT

Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
Sturnus vulgaris at Majura, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM
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Identification history

Sturnus vulgaris 7 Jan 2019 natureguy
Sturnus vulgaris 7 Jan 2019 ArcherCallaway
Oriolus sagittatus 6 Jan 2019 JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

I am a bit uncertain about this identification but I believe it is an immature Olive-backed Oriole. It moves like an oriole but the colours are wrong. The beak has the shape of an oriole’s beak but not the colour. The Australian Bird Guide says the immature bird is green, including the beak but more than happy to be corrected. It was moving in the dead tree where there were starlings but no adult oriole approached it.

2 comments

ArcherCallaway wrote:
   8 Jan 2019
Young Starlings are a dull brown
JonSteinbeck wrote:
   8 Jan 2019
Hi Ryu, Thanks for that. There were starlings in the tree and so that makes sense. Cheers

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  • Sturnus vulgaris Scientific name
  • Common Starling Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 175 images trained Machine learning
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