Red Wattlebird at Phillip, ACT
Identification history
| Anthochaera carunculata | 16 Nov 2020 | natureguy | ||
| Anthochaera carunculata | 13 Nov 2020 | Tapirlord |
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5 comments
Liam.m
wrote:
17 Nov 2020
Seems to be a young bird, would like confirmation tho Luke :). Any ideas for cause of death?
Tapirlord
wrote:
17 Nov 2020
Yes, there are cats that live in the nearby drains, they use the cemetery to dump their prey for later. See sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4355147, while I believe this animal was hit by a car I returned to it the next day and found it had been ripped apart with a significant portion of the carcass missing. So think it could have been killed by a feral cat.......... hope this helps :)
natureguy
wrote:
17 Nov 2020
It does look a bit like a youngster, maybe it just wasn't wary enough. Both causes of death are possibilities.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092239-35.343462
- Places Phillip, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2020 03:54 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
Species information
- Anthochaera carunculata Scientific name
- Red Wattlebird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1033m Recorded at altitude
- 406 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
