Hieraaetus morphnoides
1 Little Eagle at suppressed
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| Hieraaetus morphnoides | MatthewFrawley | 2 Jun 2020 | |
| Hieraaetus morphnoides | Ct1000 | 2 Jun 2020 | |
| Haliastur sphenurus | Ct1000 | 2 Jun 2020 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
5 Jun 2020
We are particularly interested in how many Little Eagles we have in Canberra during the Winter Months
6 comments
2 Jun 2020
I just stuffed up putting it in. Very definitely a little eagle. In the same area where I last sighted it a couple of months ago. It was circling very lazy slow circles (I assumed it had found prey or something) initially while my camera was not at all ready. Then a couple of minutes later it was being terrorised by a range of birds trying to drive it away namely magpies and crows.
4 Jun 2020
I think so. The colouration is the same it seems to be the same size and the location was almost exactly the same as my last sighting.
5 Jun 2020
Thanks also she has a full crop so probably just ate - what time did you take the Photo
5 Jun 2020
Ahh how do you know it's a female? It was taken at 4:19. I first sighted her at 4:10 approximately
5 Jun 2020
I think it is the Black Mountain female who used to spend most of winter on Red Hill, but I am only guessing
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Ct1000 Recorded by
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- Significant Ct1000 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Hieraaetus morphnoides Birds of prey Birds
Species information
- Hieraaetus morphnoides Scientific name
- Little Eagle Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.8m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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Record quality
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