Hirundapus caudacutus
3 White-throated Needletail at Cotter River, ACT
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| Hirundapus caudacutus | Liam.m | 26 Mar 2022 | |
| Hirundapus caudacutus | RAllen | 26 Mar 2022 |
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User's notes
This is the largest flock of needertails i've seen in the ACT for many years. Four of my shots with a 100mm lens had between 130 and 140 individuals in view. My conservative estimate was 200 but possibly as many as 300 across the sky. Mist had just cleared from ranges. Initially a couple of birds zooming through at treetop height.
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31 Jul 2022
I've had my eyes peeled looking for these for years now, haven't seen them since I left coastal NSW.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.779077-35.526520
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 200 Abundance
- 21 Mar 2022 09:43 AM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
Collections
- RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Hirundapus caudacutus Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Hirundapus caudacutus Scientific name
- White-throated Needletail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1106.16m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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