Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Belvoir Park

Platalea regia at Belvoir Park - 26 Apr 2024
Platalea regia at Belvoir Park - 26 Apr 2024
Platalea regia at Belvoir Park - 26 Apr 2024
Platalea regia at Belvoir Park - 26 Apr 2024
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Identification history

Platalea regia 27 Apr 2024 Liam.m
Platalea regia 27 Apr 2024 CarbonAI
Platalea regia 27 Apr 2024 KylieWaldon

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One was in preening mode and it gave all the dog walkers a fright when it whacked its wings hard on the water surface to refill its wings with water for more preening! Not seen them do that before.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 26 Apr 2024 09:31 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon 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
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