Charadrius melanops

Black-fronted Dotterel at Albury

Charadrius melanops at Albury - 30 Dec 2023 07:31 AM
Charadrius melanops at Albury - 30 Dec 2023 07:31 AM
Charadrius melanops at Albury - 30 Dec 2023 07:31 AM
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Identification history

Charadrius melanops 31 Dec 2023 Darcy
Charadrius melanops 31 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

Really had to work hard to get this bird on the camera. Two dogs were running about off lead, and we were some distance from the dotterel. When it went into the 10cm high grass it was near impossible for the camera to see it.

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Species information

  • Charadrius melanops Scientific name
  • Black-fronted Dotterel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
  • 339 images trained Machine learning

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