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06/28/2007 01:44:08 AM · #1 |
This bird happened to live in Sydney, AUS. Anyone knows the species? It's about 5 inches tall/long, tail to beak.
Comments are always welcome, too.
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06/28/2007 01:46:44 AM · #2 |
looks like some kind of wattle bird... correct me if i am wrong :)
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06/28/2007 01:56:07 AM · #3 |
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06/28/2007 02:23:14 AM · #4 |
| looks like a starling we get in the uk. |
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06/28/2007 03:28:37 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by richard42:
looks like a starling we get in the uk. |
Ditto |
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06/28/2007 07:35:08 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by richard42:
looks like a starling we get in the uk. |
I agree, starling in winter plumage.
sturnus vulgaris
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In summer they have a bright yellow bill and look more like a blackbird, but have dark eyes, not yellow like blackbirds.
Message edited by author 2007-06-28 07:39:17. |
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06/28/2007 08:33:54 AM · #7 |
| I'll be a 4th vote for starling. :) |
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06/28/2007 08:53:47 AM · #8 |
Yah, most likely a starling. Nice song, but very invasive...
waffle bird? hmmmmm :) |
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06/28/2007 09:12:07 AM · #9 |
| Considering the bird is in AU, perhaps its a example of the Apostlebird |
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06/28/2007 09:27:20 AM · #10 |
From Australian Museum Online
The Common Starling was introduced into Australia in the late 1850s through to 1870. It originated from Europe, where it was once a common bird of the deciduous woodlands, but now tends to favour rural and urban areas. In Australia, it has become a familiar sight around human habitation throughout the east and south-east |
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06/28/2007 09:36:30 AM · #11 |
The Common Starlingit apparently is. Thanks all!
ps.
 Falc, I updated the caption and the follow-up text with the quote from your post - the quote from the OZ museum. |
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06/28/2007 10:00:47 AM · #12 |
| Scientific name is Blackbirdus sitongreenleafis |
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