Rostratula australis

1 Australian Painted-snipe at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

Rostratula australis	6 Nov 2023	Liam.m
Erythrogonys cinctus	4 Nov 2023	CarbonAI
Rostratula australis	4 Nov 2023	BenW

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Continuing bird. Very bold and seemingly unfazed by our presence, except when two photographers walked down along Boundary Road and flushed it. Interestingly, it did not seem to be bothered by bikes or any of the other birds coming down to drink.

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Location information

Maps National Arboretum Forests
Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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NSW Government Priority Species Birds Water birds Shorebirds BenW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species

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Rostratula australis Scientific name
Australian Painted-snipe Common name
Sensitive
Endangered *
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 680.84m Recorded at altitude
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