Himantopus leucocephalus

Pied Stilt at Gungahlin, ACT

Himantopus leucocephalus at Gungahlin, ACT - 3 Nov 2017
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Identification history

Himantopus leucocephalus 12 Nov 2017 ChrisDavey
Himantopus leucocephalus 3 Nov 2017 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 3 Nov 2017 AlisonMilton

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Apologies for the poor image. I was trying to photograph the Spoonbills landing (without much success) and found I had something else.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 3 Nov 2017 10:19 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Species information

  • Himantopus leucocephalus Scientific name
  • Pied Stilt Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 825m Recorded at altitude
  • 208 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Himantopus himantopus
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