Corcorax melanorhamphos
2 White-winged Chough at Dunlop, ACT
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| Corcorax melanorhamphos | MatthewFrawley | 8 Jun 2020 | |
| Corcorax melanorhamphos | JonSteinbeck | 8 Jun 2020 |
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There may have been two groups at The Pinnacle on this morning as there seemed to be some commotion and the group split before one half went much further away. The group in the photograph went to two trees, across a dirt road from each other. The group started preening, both individually and each other. Something then attracted the majority of the group and the birds left individually to fly to the nearby ground. On the ground they started looking for food, including several juveniles. They later formed a grazing group. They were calling to each other the whole time, making a range of noises. They were swooped by at least one magpie in a pair that were in the same area. Every time the magpie swooped the choughs seemed to detect the approaching bird and quickly edged closer where they seemed to all turn their bills upward and loudly call. Once the swoop was over they spread out again and went back to looking for food.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.042907-35.261828
- Altitude 637.6m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 31 May 2020 09:11 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Corcorax melanorhamphos Magpie or larger Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Corcorax melanorhamphos Scientific name
- White-winged Chough Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899.7m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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