2 Pink-eared Duck at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Malacorhynchus membranaceus | 3 Nov 2020 | Liam.m | ||
| Malacorhynchus membranaceus | 3 Nov 2020 | RodDeb |
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in a nest up in the top of Blackberry bramble with the other below patrolling the area
4 comments
ConBoekel
wrote:
3 Nov 2020
Beruldsen in 'A Field Guide to Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds', states: 'No actual nest constructed. Old nests, often those of Fuica or Tribonyx species, hollows in trees, dense bushy vegetation such as lignum or slatburh or stumps, logs and the like are chosen.'
The above is a notable record for the ACT which has very few Pink-eared Duck breeding records. It may, in fact, be the first image of birds in the nest for the ACT.
The above is a notable record for the ACT which has very few Pink-eared Duck breeding records. It may, in fact, be the first image of birds in the nest for the ACT.
RodDeb
wrote:
3 Nov 2020
Thank you for that very interesting information, did not know they nested like that. I did a movie of it also.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162421-35.314663
- Altitude 566.1m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2020 12:10 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- Malacorhynchus membranaceus Scientific name
- Pink-eared Duck Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 803.5m Recorded at altitude
- 147 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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