Pelecanus conspicillatus
1 Australian Pelican at Molonglo River Reserve
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| Pelecanus conspicillatus | MichaelBedingfield | 9 Oct 2020 | |
| Pelecanus conspicillatus | JonSteinbeck | 8 Oct 2020 |
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There was an Australian pelican in the Molonglo River near the weir behind the equestrian centre. It was downstream from me but while I was photographing it the bird left the rock in the middle of the river to start swimming towards me. It did not swim rapidly towards me, it was in a more measured way. As it got closer to where I was it curved slightly out from my bank, but then turned slowly across from where I was before slowly swimming past me.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.067915-35.310695
- Altitude 545.0m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2020 08:52 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pelecanus conspicillatus Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Pelecanus conspicillatus Scientific name
- Australian Pelican Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 806.23m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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