Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Platypus at Yungaburra, QLD
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| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | StewartJasonP | 20 Jul 2025 | |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | CarbonAI | 20 Jul 2025 | |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Clarel | 20 Jul 2025 |
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User's notes
Are the blurry photos taken at sundown with my old phone good enough for ID?
2 comments
20 Jul 2025
True, that silhouette is so unique. Don’t need to see fur, colour, eyes, bill etc to know what it is.
Location information
- Coordinates 145.578081-17.267197
- Altitude 687.9m
- Places Yungaburra, QLD
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 5 Jul 2025 05:17 PM Recorded on
- Clarel Recorded by
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Species information
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
- Platypus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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