Gallirallus philippensis

Buff-banded Rail at Australian National University

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Identification history

	Gallirallus philippensis	21 Feb 2024	Liam.m
	Unverified	21 Feb 2024	VanceLawrence

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Short tailed. Slightly smaller than a crimson rosella in body size. Mottled/speckled plumage on brest and under tail. Feet not webbed.

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VanceLawrence wrote:

22 Feb 2024

Note: Actual location was in the Lomandra plantings next to the pond on the road that leds up to the multi-story carpark, adjacent to Burgmann college. this is 50m from the artificial wetlands whos drainage feeds that pond.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113165 -35.279774
Altitude 588.0m
Maps Australian National University ANU Dickson Precinct
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Feb 2024 12:47 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

False Nesting site

Species information

Gallirallus philippensis Scientific name
Buff-banded Rail Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 703.9m Recorded at altitude
166 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Hypotaenidia philippensis

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania