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Medium-sized songbird with long pinkish bill and red eye.
Not listed
At a glance
FamilyOld World Orioles
SizeSmall
RarityCommon
HabitatClosed forest, Grassland, Open woodland, Sparse woodland, and Waterbodies
Best timeMost reliable in Queensland from August to January.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Peter Boesman
Range map
Range map
5689visible hotspots
219883visible records
6states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Juvenile and immature browner, with grayish bills. Green Oriole is green and yellow below. Female Australasian Figbird is browner, with shorter bill and bare skin around eyes. Resident in northern Australia and New Guinea, summer migrant to southeastern Australia.
Behavior
Olive-green above, pale below, with dark streaks on chest and belly.
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