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Sighting 4363442

Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling at Dunlop, ACT

Sturnus vulgaris at Dunlop, ACT - 20 Dec 2020
Sturnus vulgaris at Dunlop, ACT - 20 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Sturnus vulgaris 24 Dec 2020 natureguy
Sturnus vulgaris 24 Dec 2020 natureguy
Unidentified 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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Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Jan 2018 by JohnBundock
Dolopus rubrithorax (Large Brown Robber Fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 31 Dec 2017 by Christine
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