Threskiornis spinicollis
1 Straw-necked Ibis at Hughes, ACT
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| Threskiornis spinicollis | natureguy | 6 Aug 2019 | |
| Threskiornis spinicollis | JonSteinbeck | 5 Aug 2019 |
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An immature Straw-necked Ibis was wandering around the small, suburban park that separates two parts of Hughes, joining Red Hill Nature Reserve to the Hughes shops area. It was by itself foraging. I was able to get nearer by using a gum tree to shield my approach and then let the bird move into view while I stayed stationary. When it finally did start moving away it was because a person was walking a dog towards the bird. The ibis started walking faster but eventually took to the wing. In one photograph it looked like the ibis had picked up a large beetle, it was not clear. A few times it looked like it extracted something from the ground with its beak.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.099656-35.331735
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Aug 2019 07:08 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Threskiornis spinicollis Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Threskiornis spinicollis Scientific name
- Straw-necked Ibis Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 763.81m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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