Pteropus poliocephalus

Grey-headed Flying-fox at Stirling, ACT

Pteropus poliocephalus at Stirling, ACT - 16 May 2020
Pteropus poliocephalus at Stirling, ACT - 16 May 2020
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Identification history

Pteropus poliocephalus 7 Sep 2020 DonFletcher
Pteropus poliocephalus 7 Sep 2020 EcolCara37
Pteropus poliocephalus 3 Jun 2020 BenW
Pteropus scapulatus 22 May 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 May 2020 dstirzaker

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We have a little red flying fox in our front garden. Arrived here 2 days ago. Has been attacked by a currawong on occassion. Disappeared yesterday but back today.

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MPennay wrote:
   23 May 2020
How sure are you it was a little red and not grey headed flying fox? It's difficult to confirm ID as little red flying fox from the pics, in at least one it looks like the collar is red but the back dark like on great headed flying fox which are generally the main flying fox we see in Canberra.
BenW wrote:
   3 Jun 2020
Looks more like a grey-headed flying fox to me, as the neck seems to be too light for little red and it seems to have a dark grey/black head in the first picture.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 16 May 2020 03:17 PM Recorded on
  • dstirzaker Recorded by

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