Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Fyshwick, ACT

Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Nov 2018
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Platalea regia 10 Nov 2018 natureguy
Platalea regia 10 Nov 2018 MatthewFrawley

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Thank you RodDeb for the tip-off.

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RodDeb wrote:
   11 Nov 2018
happy to help thanks for your tips also

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 10 Nov 2018 02:02 PM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by

Species information

  • Platalea regia Scientific name
  • Royal Spoonbill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 709m Recorded at altitude
  • 241 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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