Aquila audax
2 Wedge-tailed Eagle at Kambah, ACT
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| Aquila audax | ChrisDavey | 4 Jul 2018 | |
| Aquila audax | KumikoCallaway | 2 Jul 2018 |
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It was on a dead branch. It sang a couple of times with soft long notes. I took a photo (no.3) when it was singing but stopped before I could record it. It was a gentle and soft song.
6 comments
3 Jul 2018
I'd really like to hear a Wedge-tailed Eagle singing a gentle and soft song one day, not sure if it will ever happen. Sounds like a special moment.
3 Jul 2018
Museum Victoria Field Guide to Victorian Fauna (also ACT) has recording of Aquila audax but not the "gentle and soft" one. We should copy their guide and add calls for all birds and frogs.
3 Jul 2018
I tried to find a recording of their soft calls on the internet but I could not find any recordings close to the one I heard. If I am ever granted the same opportunity, I will try to record it.
While I was searching recordings, I found information on their calls. Under 1.1 in the following website, it says 'Outside the breeding season, wedge-tailed eagles are usually silent, though they produce a range of specific, rather gentle calls'. http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/national-recovery-plan-wedge-tailed-eagle-1998-2003
While I was searching recordings, I found information on their calls. Under 1.1 in the following website, it says 'Outside the breeding season, wedge-tailed eagles are usually silent, though they produce a range of specific, rather gentle calls'. http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/national-recovery-plan-wedge-tailed-eagle-1998-2003
24 Dec 2019
I took a video of a wedgie calling on McQuoids:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-q59MixR2Z4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-q59MixR2Z4
2 Jan 2020
That's so nice of you recording its call. I cannot recall the exact sound anymore as it's 6 months ago, but I think that it was a similar sort :)
Thank you, Helen.
Thank you, Helen.
2 Jan 2020
Thanks Kumiko, that video was taken a couple of years ago. It was wonderful to hear it calling to its mate
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036798-35.379830
- Maps McQuoids Hill
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jul 2018 11:45 AM Recorded on
- KumikoCallaway Recorded by
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Species information
- Aquila audax Scientific name
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2107.75m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Maliyan
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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