Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Mistletoebird at Black Range, NSW

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	Dicaeum hirundinaceum	4 Feb 2023	Liam.m
	Smicrornis brevirostris	23 Jan 2023	KMcCue

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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.

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Liam.m wrote:

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.

KMcCue wrote:

4 Feb 2023

Liam
I have added another photo if that helps.

Liam.m wrote:

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?

natureguy wrote:

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.

Liam.m wrote:

4 Feb 2023

Thanks Luke

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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
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Birds Other Birds Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) KMcCue South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Dicaeum hirundinaceum Scientific name
Mistletoebird Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 815.6m Recorded at altitude
157 images trained Machine learning

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Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Mistletoebird at Black Range, NSW

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