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Sighting 3384482

Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Gungahlin, ACT

Platalea regia at Gungahlin, ACT - 3 Nov 2017
Platalea regia at Gungahlin, ACT - 3 Nov 2017
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Identification history

Platalea regia 3 Nov 2017 ArcherCallaway
Platalea regia 3 Nov 2017 AlisonMilton

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 3 Nov 2017 10:16 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Species information

  • Platalea regia Scientific name
  • Royal Spoonbill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 709m Recorded at altitude
  • 252 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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