Oriolus sagittatus

2 Olive-backed Oriole at Hughes, ACT

Oriolus sagittatus at Hughes, ACT - 2 Jan 2019 05:44 PM
Oriolus sagittatus at Hughes, ACT - 2 Jan 2019 05:44 PM
Oriolus sagittatus at Hughes, ACT - 2 Jan 2019 05:44 PM
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Identification history

Oriolus sagittatus 3 Jan 2019 natureguy
Oriolus sagittatus 2 Jan 2019 JackyF

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Oriole having difficulties eating a white-stemmed gum moth (intact in photo 3), with much vigorous shaking. I wondered whether the oriole might be a juvenile as it looked fluffy and inexperienced.

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Species information

  • Oriolus sagittatus Scientific name
  • Olive-backed Oriole Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1111.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 419 images trained Machine learning
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