hanging nest, not a sunbird

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plrob07
hanging nest, not a sunbird

Hi, I have a nest in the back yard that I thought was a sunbird nest, but I got a little bit better look at one of the parents, and they have a much shorter bill. Is there a way to identify this bird by the nest? Sory about the quality of the photos, it's the best I could get at max zoom.

Snail
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If you could post a photo of the nest, or better yet the bird, as well as your location, someone on here might be able to ID it for you.

LM

Snail
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Sorry the photos didnt load on my screen the first time. It does look like a sunbird nest. I am not all too familiar with north QLD birds sorry, but someone else might be able to help.

LM

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mistletoebird?

plrob07

Thanks Zosterops, think you have it. Finally got a bit better look at the male today, the red markings on the male look right, but only seen from a distance, the nest is in a particularly tall paw paw tree.Mistletoebird

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