Platalea regia
Royal Spoonbill at Lyneham, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Platalea regia | Liam.m | 16 Apr 2025 | |
| Platalea regia | CarbonAI | 16 Apr 2025 | |
| Platalea regia | rhyshardy | 16 Apr 2025 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
One sighted 16 April, and 6 sighted 15 April - taking advantage of the low water levels while the wetland is drained for silt trap repair. Post edited as there were 6, not 1, in attendance often over about 72h while water was low, seemingly until the fish supply dropped!
Be the first to comment
Location information
- Coordinates 149.129845-35.255863
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area Lyneham Wetland Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2025 02:25 AM Recorded on
- rhyshardy Recorded by
Collections
- rhyshardy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Platalea regia Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Platalea regia Scientific name
- Royal Spoonbill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 722m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
-
Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes