Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Mistletoebird at Black Range, NSW
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| Dicaeum hirundinaceum | Liam.m | 4 Feb 2023 | |
| Smicrornis brevirostris | KMcCue | 23 Jan 2023 |
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Saw 1 heard 3. Amazing to see it hovering expertly as it scoured the forest from crown to forest floor. It even came over to see what I was doing there stumbling through the undergrowth.
I hav added another (poor) photo if that helps.I didn't think other birds could hover and it was tiny.
5 comments
4 Feb 2023
I can't really see enough to get an accurate ID, though this looks like a very young bird. You're sure they were weebills? If you are I'll confirm.
4 Feb 2023
Thanks, new photo looks to be a female mistletoe bird, but I’m not able to ID the bird in the first photo confidently. Maybe best to make a new sighting for it. @natureguy opinion?
4 Feb 2023
Thanks Liam I had a look the other day at this one, wasn't convinced on Weebill with the level of detail present, the second image is definitely Mistletoebird, but I agree, not convinced they are even the same bird.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.849072-36.729695
- Places Black Range, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Jan 2023 01:47 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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- KMcCue South Coast NatureMapr Dicaeum hirundinaceum Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum Scientific name
- Mistletoebird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 815.6m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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