Smicrornis brevirostris
1 Weebill at Deakin, ACT
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| Smicrornis brevirostris | natureguy | 4 Aug 2020 | |
| Smicrornis brevirostris | JonSteinbeck | 1 Aug 2020 |
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User's notes
At least two of them moving rapidly through the branches of a tree. They did not mind me getting a bit closer as they were moving around the branches getting food. I also took a blurry shot of one of them hovering just off the branch before it quickly darted in to get some food.
4 comments
1 Aug 2020
Given the striations on the throat and breast, the species looks to be Striated Thornbill, Acanthiza lineata.
1 Aug 2020
Many thanks for the suggestion ConBoekel. I agree that the striations are common with the Striated Thornbill but the white iris is what I was using to identify the bird as a Weebill, the thornbill's iris is dark. However, I have been wrong in the past :-)
1 Aug 2020
I'm happy with Weebill, this particular individual just seems to have more striations than usual. A key giveaway is the pale eye (dark in Striated Thornbill).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102027-35.325938
- Altitude 647.3m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 25 Jul 2020 12:01 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Smicrornis brevirostris 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
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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