19 native species of other very small birds local to the area have been observed on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve.
All photos were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton
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Red-browed Finch
Finches
Diamond Firetail Very rare / threatened species***
Diamond Firetail
Very rare / threatened species. Occasional visitor to grassy areas.
Listed by COG as declining in the ACT. Declared vulnerable in NSW.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Double-barred Finch Rare or uncommon species**
Double-barred Finch
Rare or uncommon species. Very occasional visitor to grassy areas. (Formerly resident)
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Red-browed Finch
Red-browed Finch
Occasional visitor to grassy areas in spring and autumn.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Spotted Pardalote
Gerygones and Pardalotes
Western Gerygone
Western Gerygone
Very occasional visitor
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
White-throated Gerygone
White-throated Gerygone
Regular visitor in spring/summer
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Spotted Pardalote
Spotted Pardalote
Very common visitor almost all year round.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Striated Pardalote
Striated Pardalote
Common resident (breeding); also some migratory movement through the reserve.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Thornbills
Brown Thornbill
Brown Thornbill
Common resident (breeding). Usually found in dense shrubs/woodland.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Very occasional visitor
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Striated Thornbill
Striated Thornbill
Common resident (breeding). Mostly found in woodland/forest areas.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Yellow Thornbill Rare or uncommon species**
Yellow Thornbill
Rare or uncommon species. Uncommon resident (breeding). Found in woodland with acacia groves.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Very common resident (breeding). Prefers open woodland and grassy areas.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Speckled Warbler
Other Very Small Birds
Mistletoebird
Mistletoebird
Rare summer visitor
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Silvereye
Silvereye
Common resident found in areas near the suburbs.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Southern Whiteface Rare or uncommon species**
Southern Whiteface
Rare or uncommon species. Uncommon resident. Likes grassland and open woodland.
Listed by COG as a bird of concern in the ACT.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Speckled Warbler
Speckled Warbler
Uncommon resident (breeding). Listed by COG as declining in the ACT.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Superb Fairy-wren
Superb Fairy-wren
Common resident (breeding) found in dense shrubs throughout the reserve.
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
White-browed Scrubwren
White-browed Scrubwren
Uncommon resident
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Weebill
Weebill
Common resident (breeding)
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from Canberra Ornathologists Group
Brown Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Striated Pardalote
Double-barred Finch
Silvereye
Superb Fairy-wren
For more photos from the Pinnacle and elsewhere
in the ACT, follow this link to NatureMapr