Common, breeding summer migrant.
Merops ornatus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Central West NSW | Riverina Murray | New South Wales North Coast | Hume | Loddon Mallee | Greater Brisbane | Wide Bay | Central Queensland | Mackay | Townsville | North Queensland | Top End and Big Rivers | South East South Australia | Kimberley | Pilbara | Central and Barkley
Species page sighting lists are under redevelopment and will return very soon.
Maps
Black Flat at Corrowong Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Bullen Range Cotter Reserve Gigerline Nature Reserve Googong Foreshore Hall Horse Paddocks Jerrabomberra Wetlands Lanyon - northern section A.C.T. Lower Molonglo Molonglo River Reserve Namadgi National Park Pine Island to Point Hut Piney Ridge Point Hut to Tharwa Red Hill Nature Reserve Rugosa Stony Creek Swamp Creek The Pinnacle Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Uriarra Recreation Reserve Uriarra TSR Woodstock Nature ReservePlaces
Bellmount Forest, NSW Denman Prospect, ACT Hall, ACT Strathnairn, ACT Tharwa, ACT