Pteropus poliocephalus

1 Grey-headed Flying-fox at Yass, NSW

Pteropus poliocephalus at Yass, NSW - 3 Apr 2021
Pteropus poliocephalus at Yass, NSW - 3 Apr 2021
Pteropus poliocephalus at Yass, NSW - 3 Apr 2021
Pteropus poliocephalus at Yass, NSW - 3 Apr 2021
Request use of media

Identification history

Pteropus poliocephalus 3 Apr 2021 BelindaWilson

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Probably more than 500

1 comment

BelindaWilson wrote:
   3 Apr 2021
Little red flying-foxes lack the silvery faces, dark black wings, silver-to-black fur to the knees, and the full orange collar of these grey-headed flying-foxes. In addition, little reds are less than half the size of grey-headeds, their fur is red-brown, and their wings are more translucent.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

  • 500 Abundance
  • 3 Apr 2021 02:07 PM Recorded on
  • wombey Recorded by

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,148,925 sightings of 19,884 species in 6,408 locations from 11,278 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.