Smicrornis brevirostris

2 Weebill at Deakin, ACT

Smicrornis brevirostris at Deakin, ACT - 14 Sep 2019 08:17 AM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Deakin, ACT - 14 Sep 2019 08:17 AM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Deakin, ACT - 14 Sep 2019 08:17 AM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Deakin, ACT - 14 Sep 2019 08:17 AM
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Identification history

Smicrornis brevirostris 27 Sep 2019 ArcherCallaway
Smicrornis brevirostris 27 Sep 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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User's notes

A Weebill appeared on the branches of a small tree. It appeared to be by itself. Initially I thought it may have been a chick close to fledging as it jumped between branches rather than flying. It also did a lot of preening, revealing a dark spot under it chest feathers. It did not seem too bothered by my presence, even when I started moving closer for better photographs.

2 comments

   28 Sep 2019
The 'dark spot' could well be from sitting on eggs
   30 Sep 2019
Hi Ryu, Thanks for that info. I think LisaH had a picture of Weebills in a nest so that would make sense. Thanks for pointing that out. Cheers

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Species information

  • Smicrornis brevirostris Scientific name
  • Weebill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1594.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 324 images trained Machine learning
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