Eurystomus orientalis
2 Dollarbird at Deakin, ACT
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| Eurystomus orientalis | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Feb 2026 | |
| Eurystomus orientalis | LisaH | 17 Feb 2026 |
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Photos working backwards . . . Last photo was when we became aware that dollarbirds were nesting. I could hear, every fifteen to thirty minutes, an incessant begging. Eventually I went to find the source (initially I thought it was a gang-gang nest). As I passed this hollow, I realised that the begging was from here, and suddenly I realised that this was where the dollarbirds were nesting. I'd seen them around, but hadn't been able to suss out their nest until now. The parents were busy plucking insects from the air, then ducking into the hollow, feeding, and straight out again. A fortnight later, and the dollarbirds were close to fledging. To my surprise, the parents used the same tactics as gang-gang parents to encourage the young out of the hollow. The parents called from nearby trees, flew to a tree directly in front of hollow (first photo), then off to another tree. They did not feed the chick for a very long time. Interestingly, the parents were monstered by noisy miners when in one tree, while the dollarbirds were calling to their young (3rd photo).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104767-35.326819
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2026 07:31 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eurystomus orientalis Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
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
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