Corcorax melanorhamphos
1 White-winged Chough at Hughes, ACT
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| Corcorax melanorhamphos | MichaelMulvaney | 19 Jan 2025 | |
| Corcorax melanorhamphos | CarbonAI | 19 Jan 2025 | |
| Corcorax melanorhamphos | LisaH | 19 Jan 2025 |
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Third nesting for the season - they are either suckers for punishment, or dedicated and patient (and I cannot understand why they are vying for the opportunity to sit on the eggs!). I noticed the group busily stalking around, then one found a feather, knocked it against the wood a few times, examined it, then flew off with eight following, low and silent. I also followed - and to my surprise, found them back at the nest. I've watched this family group literally double in size over the past four years, building at least three mud nests. This nest seems to finally work for them, as they have bred here for at least two years.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.090758-35.327378
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2025 07:15 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
Collections
- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Corcorax melanorhamphos Magpie or larger Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Corcorax melanorhamphos Scientific name
- White-winged Chough Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899.7m Recorded at altitude
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