Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Shoal Point, QLD

Platalea regia at Shoal Point, QLD - 27 Jul 2024
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Identification history

Platalea regia 8 Sep 2024 Liam.m
Platalea regia 8 Sep 2024 CarbonAI
Platalea regia 8 Sep 2024 Petesteamer

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About 12 birds congregating on a large shallow wetland area with reeds and long grass around the margins. In the company of many other species of water birds

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Liam.m wrote:
   8 Sep 2024
Hi @Petesteamer, the first image is an egret, not a spoonbill, so could you please remove it? Thanks, Liam

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 27 Jul 2024 01:40 PM Recorded on
  • Petesteamer Recorded by

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  • Platalea regia Scientific name
  • Royal Spoonbill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 709m Recorded at altitude
  • 268 images trained Machine learning
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