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Thrushes & Starlings
Families Turdidae (thrushes, Blackbird)
& Sturnidae (starlings, Myna)

 

Song Thrush


   Bassian Thrush ( Zoothera lunulata ) [ Uncommon breeding resident of the wetter higher forests. Some birds are altitudinal migrants; during the winter these can be found in scrub thickets on the tablelands ]

Bassian Thrush
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Bassian Thrush
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Bassian Thrush
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Bassian Thrush
Photo by David Cook
Bassian Thrush
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Common Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) ( Introduced ) [ Common breeding resident of the built up area of Canberra, and also along creeks and rivers. Seen only occasionally elsewhere ]

Common Blackbird
Adult male.
Photo by Helen Fallow
Common Blackbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Blackbirds
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Blackbird
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Common Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) ( Introduced ) [ Common breeding resident throughout much of the ACT. An introduced species ]

Common Starling
Photo by Frank Atkinson
Common Starling
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Common Starling
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Common Starling
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Starling
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Starling
Newline, ACT.
Photo by David Cook


   Common Myna ( Sturnus tristis ) ( Introduced ) [ Common breeding resident of the populated area. There is a tendency for it to spread to the country ]

Common Myna
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Myna
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb

Common Myna
Photo by Harvey Perkins

Common Myna
Photo by Stuart Harris
Common Myna
Photo by Lindsay Hansch