Thinornis melanops

Black-fronted Dotterel at Denman Prospect, ACT

Thinornis melanops at Denman Prospect, ACT - 6 May 2015 05:46 AM
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Identification history

Thinornis melanops 27 Jan 2022 Liam.m
Thinornis melanops 26 Jan 2022 SebMueller

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Pair of Dotterels seen at the Denman Prospect pond. Appeared to be nesting in the pond. A bank had formed from storm water runoff that they were using as a bank.

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  • True Nesting site

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  • Thinornis melanops Scientific name
  • Black-fronted Dotterel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
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