To me, the second photo shows the more slender bill of an oriole, possibly pinkish bill in first. The issue came up in 2009 when Richard Allen had a young fb in his Curtin backyard. I prepared
below comparison at time. Curtin bird on left.
From: Lindell <>
Sent: Saturday, 5 January 2019 3:59 PM
To: Canberra Birds <>
Subject: [canberrabirds] Olive-backed Oriole at Kelly's Swamp
I heard this bird calling just to the right of the Ardea Hide entrance this morning. I believe it is where the Australasian Figbird has been seen but on playing the Morecambe eGuide
this bird didn't sound like a Figbird. Also the bill seems too slender to be a FB. Can someone confirm this one to be the Olive-backed Oriole or otherwise please.
