Platalea regia

1 Royal Spoonbill at Fyshwick, ACT

Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jan 2019
Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jan 2019
Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jan 2019
Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jan 2019
Platalea regia at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Platalea regia 8 Jan 2019 natureguy
Platalea regia 7 Jan 2019 RodDeb

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in 3 locations. In the first photo the Royal Spoonbill was trying to catch the butterfly above. In the last photo the bird on the right of the Royal Spoonbill is a Little Egret (listed separately). Photos 3 & 4 are of the 2 Royal Spoonbills taken at the location marker.

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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
  • 277 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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