Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Bundaberg North, QLD

Platalea regia at Bundaberg North, QLD - 11 Jun 2024 03:46 PM
Platalea regia at Bundaberg North, QLD - 11 Jun 2024 03:46 PM
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Identification history

Platalea regia 5 Sep 2024 Liam.m
Ardea alba 5 Sep 2024 CarbonAI
Platalea regia 5 Sep 2024 Petesteamer

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About a dozen dotted around the lakes, some quite fearless of humans. Several seemed to be juveniles, no heavy breeding plumage evident.

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  • Platalea regia Scientific name
  • Royal Spoonbill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 722m Recorded at altitude
  • 343 images trained Machine learning
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