Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Localities
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- Belconnen
- Canberra
- Casuarina Sands
- Coppin's Crossing
- Fraser
- Gibraltar Falls
- Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve
- Gungahlin
- Hall
- Honeysuckle Creek
- Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Kama Nature Reserve
- Kambah
- Namadgi National Park
- Orroral Valley
- Point Hut Crossing
- Tharwa
- The Pinnacle Nature Reserve
- Tidbinbilla
- Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Uriarra Crossing
- West Belconnen Pond
- Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Yarralumla
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Australian Capital Territory
Materials recorded in Australian Capital Territory
List of all the materials recorded in Australian Capital Territory, sorted by rating.583 Videos
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
Catching and eating a large yabby (fresh water crayfish)
LocalityMulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 21 November 2011 116 sec 5
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
A bird foraging on the ground. Other Australian Ravens can be heard calling in the background.
LocalityThe Pinnacle Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 13 March 2012 49 sec 5
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
An immature constructing the bower
LocalityYarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp violaceus) Geoffrey Dabb 31 May 2007 36 sec 4.9
Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)
A male feeding on lerps (psyllid secretions on eucalyptus leaves)
LocalityCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species) Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 44 sec 4.9
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Adult and three dependent young.
LocalityFraser, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 17 November 2011 45 sec 4.9
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Three birds in a tree-hollow, two resting and one preening
LocalityCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp cristatus) Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2002 42 sec 4.9
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)
Adult male singing vigorously.
LocalityFraser, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 28 February 2011 30 sec 4.9
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
An adult male trying to install unusually large bower components
LocalityYarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp violaceus) Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2007 37 sec 4.9
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
Male displaying with and without the female. Plaintive call of the Diamond Firetail can be heard off screen.
LocalityKama Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 07 December 2011 65 sec 4.8
Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
A bird feeding on a grass head.
LocalityShepards Lookout, Woodstock Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 19 March 2012 32 sec 4.8
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
An advanced immature male displaying to another immature
LocalityYarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp violaceus) Geoffrey Dabb 31 May 2007 21 sec 4.8
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
An adult male next to the bower, taking pieces of plastic
LocalityYarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp violaceus) Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2007 38 sec 4.8
Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
A lateral view of a bird feeding on berries
LocalityNarrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp nebulosa) Geoffrey Dabb 31 May 2002 31 sec 4.8
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Juveniles preening, foraging and being fed by an adult.
LocalityJerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 19 November 2011 86 sec 4.8
291 Photographs
Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
Spotted pardalote.
LocalityWanniassa, South Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 28 June 2011 4.8
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Australian (nankeen) kestrels copulating. This pair copulated several times each morning for almost a month before the female b
LocalityCallum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 16 September 2011 4.8
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Australian (nankeen) kestrels mating
LocalityCallum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 27 August 2011 4.8
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
Red-capped Robin
LocalityShepards Lookout, Woodstock Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Robin Eckermann 24 March 2012 4.8
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
A delightfully curious little fellow
LocalityCampbell Park, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Robin Eckermann 23 October 2011 4.7
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
Sometimes bold, sometimes shy
LocalityFyshwick Sewage Ponds, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp tabuensis) Geoffrey Dabb 20 March 2010 4.7
Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
Eastern Yellow Robin
LocalityTidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Robin Eckermann 23 July 2011 4.7
White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone olivacea)
White-throated Gerygone - returning to past breeding ground as Spring gathers momentum
LocalityCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Robin Eckermann 23 September 2011 4.7
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
Striated pardalotes
LocalityCallum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 21 November 2011 4.7
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)
Superb fairy-wren female
LocalityCallum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 23 September 2010 4.7
Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
Adult male
LocalityCallum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 20 February 2011 4.7
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
Rufous Whistler - back from their winter retreat
LocalityCampbell Park, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Robin Eckermann 16 October 2011 4.6
Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
Galahs
LocalitySouth Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 22 June 2008 4.6
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Australian (nankeen) kestrel fledglings begging for food.
LocalityCallum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Margaret Leggoe 19 November 2011 4.6
10 Sounds
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Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Immature bird calling while perched between two adults.
Locality:Tidbinbilla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 04 January 2012 4.5
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Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Two birds calling in a suburban garden.
Locality:Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 4
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Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Adult calling while preening.
Locality:West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 07 January 2012 4
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Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
Juvenile.
Locality:West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 05 December 2011 4
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Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
A dependent juvenile begging for food from a parent.
Locality:Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 3
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Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
A bird calling close by answered by a bird further away.
Locality:Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 3
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Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
'Tick' call being made by a bird in female/immature male plumage.
Locality:Shepards Lookout, Woodstock Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 27 March 2012 3
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Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
A bird calling in the suburbs early in the morning.
Locality:Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 3
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Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
Male interacting with a Scarlet Robin. Each time the Scarlet Robin moved on the Red-capped Robin followed making this call.
Locality:Shepards Lookout, Woodstock Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Stephen Wallace 19 March 2012 3
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Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
The bird is calling from a powerline where it was feeding a juvenile.
Locality:Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 2
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Australian Capital Territory
Species with materials recorded in Australian Capital Territory
List of species with materials recorded in Australian Capital Territory. Species that occur in Australian Capital Territory but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Emu (Dromaiidae)
- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
- Darters (Anhingidae)
- Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
- Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
- Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
- Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
- Grey Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
- Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
- Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
- Hardhead (Aythya australis)
- Australian Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
- Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
- Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
- Variable Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
- Australasian Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
- Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
- Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
- Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
- Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
- Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis)
- Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
- Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea)
- Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
- Common Coot (Fulica atra)
- Painted-snipes (Rostratulidae)
- Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
- Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
- Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
- Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
- Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
- Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
- Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)
- Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
- Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla)
- Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
- Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
- Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
- Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)
- Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
- Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
- Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
- Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
- Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook)
- Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
- Frogmouths (Podargidae)
- Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
- Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
- Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
- Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
- Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
- Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
- White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
- Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
- Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
- Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus)
- Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi)
- Australian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
- Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
- Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus)
- Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
- Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
- Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
- Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
- Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
- Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster)
- Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)
- Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)
- Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
- Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
- Fairy-wrens (Maluridae)
- Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)
- Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
- White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
- Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittatus)
- Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
- Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca)
- White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone olivacea)
- Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)
- Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
- Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata)
- Sittellas (Neosittidae)
- Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
- Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae)
- White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea)
- Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus)
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
- Pardalotes (Pardalotidae)
- Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
- Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
- Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops)
- White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)
- Fuscous Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fuscus)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
- White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons)
- Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
- Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
- Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
- Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)
- New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
- White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
- Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
- Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)
- Orioles (Oriolidae)
- Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
- Mudlarks (Grallinidae)
- Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
- Australian Mudnesters (Struthideidae)
- White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanoramphos)
- Woodswallows (Artamidae)
- White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
- Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
- Butcherbirds (Cracticidae)
- Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
- Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
- Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
- Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)
- Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
- Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
- Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
- Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)