Eurystomus orientalis

2 Dollarbird at Red Hill, ACT

Eurystomus orientalis at Red Hill, ACT - 11 Nov 2020
Eurystomus orientalis at Red Hill, ACT - 11 Nov 2020
Eurystomus orientalis at Red Hill, ACT - 11 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Eurystomus orientalis 12 Nov 2020 MatthewFrawley
Eurystomus orientalis 12 Nov 2020 LisaH

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I observed the male feed the insect in his beak (photos 2 and 3) to the female, with photo 1 being post-feeding. They flew and glided and showed off their white spots under their wings - lovely to see.

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  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Eurystomus orientalis Scientific name
  • Dollarbird Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 718.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 331 images trained Machine learning
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