Platalea regia

1 Royal Spoonbill at Fyshwick, ACT

Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Oct 2017
Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Oct 2017
Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Oct 2017
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Platalea regia 3 Dec 2017 ChrisDavey
Platalea regia 3 Dec 2017 RodDeb

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this Royal Spoonbill roamed all over Kelly's Swamp for over an hour then flew off picture 3 also has a Latham's Snipe behind the Spoonbill

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Ardea alba (Great Egret) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
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Chelodina longicollis (Eastern Long-necked Turtle) at Fyshwick, ACT - 30 Oct 2019 by RodDeb
Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Fyshwick, ACT - 23 Oct 2019 by Marthijn
Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill) at Fyshwick, ACT - 21 Oct 2019 by RodDeb
Petrochelidon ariel (Fairy Martin) at Fyshwick, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet) at Fyshwick, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet) at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill) at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Sep 2019 by Christine
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 13 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 12 Sep 2019 by MatthewFrawley
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 12 Sep 2019 by roymcd
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by Liam.m
Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by jbromilow50
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern) at Fyshwick, ACT - 8 Sep 2019 by RodDeb

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Oct 2017 01:31 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Species information

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