Hirundo neoxena

1 Welcome Swallow at Fyshwick, ACT

Hirundo neoxena at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Oct 2023
Hirundo neoxena at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Oct 2023
Hirundo neoxena at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Oct 2023
Hirundo neoxena at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Oct 2023
Hirundo neoxena at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Hirundo neoxena 7 Oct 2023 natureguy
Hirundo neoxena 7 Oct 2023 CarbonAI

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Tough being a youngster, first an adult feeds it, next adult pecks it's back quite hard, it is left dazed and falls off the post into the water. Thankfully it manages to swim (who knew they could do that) to the reeds and climb up to safety. Shortly after an adult comes looking and finds it in the reeds and is seen returning there to feed it. Hopefully it will survive.

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Sighting information

  • 20 Abundance
  • 6 Oct 2023 12:42 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Hirundo neoxena Scientific name
  • Welcome Swallow Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1321.3m Recorded at altitude
  • 507 images trained Machine learning
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