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Sighting 4516381

Spatula rhynchotis

Australasian Shoveler at Fyshwick, ACT

Spatula rhynchotis at Fyshwick, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 03:34 PM
Spatula rhynchotis at Fyshwick, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 03:34 PM
Spatula rhynchotis at Fyshwick, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 03:34 PM
Spatula rhynchotis at Fyshwick, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 03:34 PM
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Identification history

Spatula rhynchotis 12 Oct 2023 natureguy
Spatula rhynchotis 11 Oct 2023 MatthewFrawley
Aythya australis 11 Oct 2023 JimL

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I think this was a pair of Hardheads.

4 comments

JimL wrote:
   11 Oct 2023
Disregard idea of Hardheads. Shovelers are a new species sighting for me. Explains why they didn’t fit the bill (will wear that pun)…
MatthewFrawley wrote:
   11 Oct 2023
Always nice to get a new species!
MatthewFrawley wrote:
   11 Oct 2023
Btw, I was there today as well but didn't see them, so good find.
JimL wrote:
   11 Oct 2023
Cool. I am
Pretty sure that there were multiple. At least another male was off to the west in the shade of the willow.

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Species information

  • Spatula rhynchotis Scientific name
  • Australasian Shoveler Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 797.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 186 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Anas rhynchotis Anas (Spatula) rhynchotis

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