Sturnus vulgaris
1 Common Starling at Majura, ACT
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| Sturnus vulgaris | natureguy | 7 Jan 2019 | |
| Sturnus vulgaris | ArcherCallaway | 7 Jan 2019 | |
| Oriolus sagittatus | JonSteinbeck | 6 Jan 2019 |
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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
8 Jan 2019
Hi Ryu, Thanks for that. There were starlings in the tree and so that makes sense. Cheers
Location information
- Coordinates 149.178465-35.278647
- Altitude 582.8m
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2018 07:45 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sturnus vulgaris Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Sturnus vulgaris Scientific name
- Common Starling Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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