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Sighting 4363442

Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling at Dunlop, ACT

Sturnus vulgaris at Dunlop, ACT - 20 Dec 2020 11:30 PM
Sturnus vulgaris at Dunlop, ACT - 20 Dec 2020 11:30 PM
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Identification history

Sturnus vulgaris 24 Dec 2020 natureguy
Sturnus vulgaris 24 Dec 2020 natureguy
Unverified 24 Dec 2020 patrickcox

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User's notes

An unfamiliar bird on an island in West Belconnen Pond. Maybe a type of honeyeater?

2 comments

natureguy wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
This looks like a juvenile Starling, quite different to the adults.
patrickcox wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
Thanks - I've never noticed Starlings have such long beaks before

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  • Sturnus vulgaris Scientific name
  • Common Starling Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 179 images trained Machine learning
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