Eurystomus orientalis
Dollarbird at Yass River, NSW
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| Eurystomus orientalis | natureguy | 29 Jan 2019 | |
| Eurystomus orientalis | SueMcIntyre | 29 Jan 2019 |
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Two adults (one on left in photo) and one juvenile (on right, you can just see the pale yellow cutting edges on dark beak, and in two photos of single bird). Adults were active in this area in late October-Nov 2018 for three weeks, flying and calling conspicuously. They disappeared until about Jan 20th 2019 when a juvenile and two adults appeared, calling and actively flying for nine days now. The juvenile has a distinctive begging call. However, no direct evidence of nesting has been observed. Records of Dollarbirds at this site in the previous ten years have been sporadic and of single birds.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.210528-34.975676
- Maps Gang Gang at Yass River
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2019 06:35 AM Recorded on
- SueMcIntyre Recorded by
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- SueMcIntyre Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eurystomus orientalis Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Eurystomus orientalis Scientific name
- Dollarbird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 718.4m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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