Mammals
Monotremes
Sighting 4683912

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Yungaburra, QLD

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Yungaburra, QLD - 5 Jul 2025 05:17 PM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Yungaburra, QLD - 5 Jul 2025 05:17 PM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Yungaburra, QLD - 5 Jul 2025 05:17 PM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Yungaburra, QLD - 5 Jul 2025 05:17 PM
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Identification history

Ornithorhynchus anatinus 20 Jul 2025 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 20 Jul 2025 CarbonAI
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 20 Jul 2025 Clarel

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Are the blurry photos taken at sundown with my old phone good enough for ID?

2 comments

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   20 Jul 2025
Undoubtable platypus !
Clarel wrote:
   20 Jul 2025
True, that silhouette is so unique. Don’t need to see fur, colour, eyes, bill etc to know what it is.

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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
  • 110 images trained Machine learning

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