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1 Jan 2026
Hello everyone. Alison Milton has created the December quarterly CNM newsletter. It has some interesting information for Canberra Nature Mappers and some excellent photos. There is also an article abo...
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Canberra Nature Map's Newsletter for September 2025
CANBERRA NATURE MAP ASSOCIATION - PLEASE JOIN
Flowering records for native pollinator study
Events
22 Dec 2025
The inaugural Annual General Meeting of the the Canberra Nature Map Association will be held on Thursday February 12, 6.30 to 8.30 pm, at the Downer Community Centre, Frencham Place, Downer.The Canber...
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Discussion
JonLewis
wrote:
1 hr ago
Hi Frecko, as per our earlier messages, this sighting has been confirmed as Calyptomyrmex beccarii by Steve Shattuck, ex CSIRO, who did a revision of this genus about 15 years ago. To quote Steve, the sighting is "amazing and totally unexpected".
Previous to your sighting there has been only one reliable record from NSW, and that was from the Iluka Nature Reserve on the far north coast of NSW. Your sighting is a major extension of the previously known range of this genus and takes it into a geographical area which is much drier and cooler than would have been expected - all other records are from tropical or sub-tropical locations. Thanks for for putting it on NatureMapr! Cheers, Jon
Previous to your sighting there has been only one reliable record from NSW, and that was from the Iluka Nature Reserve on the far north coast of NSW. Your sighting is a major extension of the previously known range of this genus and takes it into a geographical area which is much drier and cooler than would have been expected - all other records are from tropical or sub-tropical locations. Thanks for for putting it on NatureMapr! Cheers, Jon
Calyptomyrmex beccarii
sho
wrote:
5 hrs ago
Thank you Bec for this significant sighting of a bush stone-curlew. As Michael said, it is most likely dispersed from the reintroduced population at Mulligans Flat. January-March appears to be the peak time for dispersal, as subadults leave their natal territories.
Burhinus grallarius
Significant sightings
- Burhinus grallarius at Googong, NSW
- Calyptomyrmex beccarii at Crowther, NSW
- Burhinus grallarius at Bonython, ACT
- Carpophagus banksiae at Oallen, NSW
- Parapylus bicinctus at Tolbar, NSW
- Melanodryas cucullata cucullata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
- Morelia spilota spilota
- Neosericornis citreogularis
- Callocephalon fimbriatum at Deakin, ACT
- Lucienia cycloptera
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