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Eurystomus orientalis

Dollarbird at Acton, ACT

Eurystomus orientalis at Acton, ACT - 12 Dec 2019
Eurystomus orientalis at Acton, ACT - 12 Dec 2019
Eurystomus orientalis at Acton, ACT - 12 Dec 2019
Eurystomus orientalis at Acton, ACT - 12 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Eurystomus orientalis 13 Dec 2019 natureguy
Eurystomus orientalis 12 Dec 2019 HelenCross

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Apologies for the poor photos. They flew in and were calling, then flew off after 3 minutes

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