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ML201994861 IBC 1608985
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Wooleen Station
Murchison, Western Australia, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- 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.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 93.7 MB