Oxyura australis

7 Blue-billed Duck at Bonython, ACT

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Identification history

	Oxyura australis	13 Jan 2021	Liam.m
	Oxyura australis	12 Jan 2021	RodDeb

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Significant sighting

Liam.m noted:

13 Jan 2021

A rare breeding record for this rare visitor to the ACT

User's notes

4 adults - 2 males and 2 females and 5 young. Unfortunately the sun went behind the clouds as we arrived so the light was pretty bad, didn't see the female with youngsters until later so the light was even worse. Sorry for poor photos.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081320 -35.425575
Altitude 582.9m
Maps Upper Stranger Pond
Places Bonython, ACT

Sighting information

9 Abundance
12 Jan 2021 07:38 PM Recorded on
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Significant RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Oxyura australis Scientific name
Blue-billed Duck Common name
Not Sensitive
Vulnerable *
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 707.2m Recorded at altitude
291 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania