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Sighting 4358093

Himantopus leucocephalus

4 Pied Stilt at Fyshwick, ACT

Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Nov 2020 11:03 AM
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Identification history

Himantopus leucocephalus 19 Nov 2020 Liam.m
Himantopus leucocephalus 19 Nov 2020 RodDeb

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Significant sighting

MichaelBedingfield noted:

20 Nov 2020

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Pair with at least 3 chicks plus the other 2 pairs of adults

6 comments

Liam.m wrote:
   19 Nov 2020
So cute, first breeding record in ACT?
RodDeb wrote:
   19 Nov 2020
yes so little and cute, have chatted to a few other COG members including Shorty, Steve W. and Lyndon and it sounds like it is the first breeding record in the ACT.
Christine wrote:
   19 Nov 2020
And also noted in Shorty's sighting 4353062 of the nest, so it looks like incubation took about 26 days. Literature says that they usually nest in small colonies, and it seems there may be two more nests nearby, so hopefully more little cuties arriving soon :)
natureguy wrote:
   19 Nov 2020
Yes, according to COG this species is an "Uncommon non-breeding visitor", and there are no records on the breeding map. I was also under the assumption that this species had not bred in the ACT before.
rawshorty wrote:
   19 Nov 2020
I have been informed by expert opinions during my research for my note for CBN that this is indeed a first breeding record for the ACT.
Liam.m wrote:
   19 Nov 2020
Ok thanks everyone :)

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Himantopus leucocephalus Scientific name
  • Pied Stilt Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 825m Recorded at altitude
  • 222 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Himantopus himantopus

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