Smicrornis brevirostris

2 Weebill at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Smicrornis brevirostris	27 Sep 2019	ArcherCallaway
	Smicrornis brevirostris	27 Sep 2019	JonSteinbeck

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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

ArcherCallaway wrote:

28 Sep 2019

The 'dark spot' could well be from sitting on eggs

JonSteinbeck wrote:

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.102277 -35.326435
Altitude 642.6m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Deakin, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Sep 2019 08:17 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds Birds

Species information

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