Spatula rhynchotis
Australasian Shoveler at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Spatula rhynchotis | ArcherCallaway | 27 Oct 2016 | |
| Spatula rhynchotis | SallyandPeter | 27 Oct 2016 |
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User's notes
These 2 flew in this morning. I have seen them before but are not common here
2 comments
28 Oct 2016
Perhaps starting to return from wherever inland they had dispersed to now that the very wet spell seems to be coming to an end?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066963-34.974314
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2016 11:57 AM Recorded on
- SallyandPeter Recorded by
Collections
- SallyandPeter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Spatula rhynchotis Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Spatula rhynchotis Scientific name
- Australasian Shoveler Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 797.7m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anas rhynchotis Anas (Spatula) rhynchotis
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
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