Thinornis melanops
1 Black-fronted Dotterel at Kingston, ACT
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| Thinornis melanops | ArcherCallaway | 5 Feb 2020 | |
| Thinornis melanops | JonSteinbeck | 2 Feb 2020 |
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User's notes
Some Black-fronted Dotterels were looking for small animals in the mud, by pausing, running and striking. There was at least one juvenile in the group of possibly three birds.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.149657-35.311385
- Altitude 567.6m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Kingston, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 19 Jan 2020 07:33 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thinornis melanops Shorebirds Water birds Birds
Species information
- Thinornis melanops Scientific name
- Black-fronted Dotterel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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