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ML201994861 IBC 1608985

Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis

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Location

Wooleen Station
Murchison, Western Australia, Australia
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Map Coordinates: -27.0876, 116.1608
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation

Media notes

A displaying male Australian Bustard walking away through saltmarsh. The Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) is one of Australia’s largest birds. Male Bustards have an extraordinary mating display – they inflate their large throat sac and produce a deep boom as well as a roaring noise as they strut with their tails cocked. This male Bustard was displaying in saltmarsh on the dry bed of Wooleen Lake in the semi-arid Murchison region of Western Australia, and kept calling as he walked away from us in typical bustard fashion. Elevation: 293 m. Date added to IBC: September 6, 2019.

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Internet Bird Collection (IBC)

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Original file size
93.7 MB