Grallina cyanoleuca

1 Magpie-lark at Curtin, ACT

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Identification history

	Grallina cyanoleuca	18 Dec 2018	natureguy
	Grallina cyanoleuca	18 Dec 2018	JonSteinbeck

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Walking back to the car I noticed a mud nest high in a tree, I guessed this had to be a Magpie-lark’s nest. Even though I was on the ground and well away from the nest the mother still left the nest, creating a commotion on a nearby tree, probably to attract my attention. I walked further away so as not to disturb her, and it was only then that she quietly returned to the nest. I had time to swing slowly around, raise my camera to take a few shots before she left the nest again, even though I was now further away. I distanced myself from the nest as I did not want to disturb her anymore. I did not see or hear a male.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.087428 -35.323732
Altitude 570.0m
Places Curtin, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Dec 2018 11:24 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Intermediate size Other Birds Birds

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Grallina cyanoleuca Scientific name
Magpie-lark Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 831.2m Recorded at altitude
424 images trained Machine learning

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Australian Capital Territory

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