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Sighting 4469518

Smicrornis brevirostris

Weebill at Higgins, ACT

Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
Smicrornis brevirostris at Higgins, ACT - 9 Feb 2023 06:59 PM
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Identification history

Gerygone olivacea 13 Feb 2023 natureguy
Smicrornis brevirostris 12 Feb 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Zosterops lateralis 10 Feb 2023 CarbonAI
Unverified 10 Feb 2023 MichaelWenke

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Have had two opinions on this bird from ABID. One saying it is a Weebill and the other as a juvenile White-throated Gerygone.

7 comments

RAllen wrote:
   11 Feb 2023
Looks more like juvenile weebill. Not long out of nest and more likely breeding at that location than gerygone.
MichaelWenke wrote:
   11 Feb 2023
That is interesting. Would love to find that they are breeding in our park.
Liam.m wrote:
   12 Feb 2023
natureguy wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
Not really sure, I don't think it is a Weebill. In the last image looks more like a Pardalote almost
Liam.m wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
I agree with Luke re the bird not looking like a weebill
natureguy wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
Yes, I agree. I think most likely immature White-throated Gerygone, a small chance it could be a pardalote but the rich yellow plumage strikes me as Gerygone.
RAllen wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
Lacks yellow supra- lore spot ( white in adult) and bill shape of gerygone. The yellow wash is consistent with a very young juv weebill and it is backlit by evening sunlight (7pm). If not confident then I guess it’s ID best considered inconclusive. Pity parent didn’t show up.

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  • Smicrornis brevirostris Scientific name
  • Weebill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1594.7m Recorded at altitude
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