Oriolus sagittatus
2 Olive-backed Oriole at Hughes, ACT
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| Oriolus sagittatus | MatthewFrawley | 3 Sep 2020 | |
| Oriolus sagittatus | JackyF | 2 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
Single bird, has been calling in this area for more than a week
2 comments
3 Sep 2020
Any mimicry amongst the usual oriole call? The one I heard at Mt Taylor on 18 Aug was doing a Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo call.
3 Sep 2020
Yes, one day it was confusing me with outbreaks of bower bird like mimicry and low warbling, other times just the usual call.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.100800-35.327670
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2020 04:14 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
Collections
- JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oriolus sagittatus Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Oriolus sagittatus Scientific name
- Olive-backed Oriole Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1111.8m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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