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Ptilotula penicillata

2 White-plumed Honeyeater at Red Hill, ACT

Ptilotula penicillata at Red Hill, ACT - 22 Jul 2019 09:35 AM
Ptilotula penicillata at Red Hill, ACT - 22 Jul 2019 09:35 AM
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Identification history

Ptilotula penicillata 23 Jul 2019 MatthewFrawley
Ptilotula penicillata 23 Jul 2019 roymcd

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User's notes

Thanks to Dr. Harvey Perkins for the original observation of this uncommon visitor to Red Hill. Maybe it will stay long term???

1 comment

MatthewFrawley wrote:
   23 Jul 2019
Looks like an immature bird.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Ptilotula penicillata Scientific name
  • White-plumed Honeyeater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 950.35m Recorded at altitude
  • 494 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Lichenostomus penicillatus Ptilotula penicillatus
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