Pteropus poliocephalus
Grey-headed Flying-fox at Parkes, ACT
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| Pteropus poliocephalus | MPennay | 11 Apr 2021 | |
| Pteropus poliocephalus | MichaelBedingfield | 11 Apr 2021 | |
| Unverified | GirtsO | 10 Apr 2021 |
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User's notes
well known to most people in Canberra. I am told they will fly North soon.
1 comment
11 Apr 2021
They don't necessarily fly north they disperse to the coast, they may head south or north and some years they stay all year.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.131726-35.289590
- Altitude 603.4m
- Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 500 Abundance
- 10 Apr 2021 05:11 PM Recorded on
- GirtsO Recorded by
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- GirtsO Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Pteropus poliocephalus Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals
Species information
- Pteropus poliocephalus Scientific name
- Grey-headed Flying-fox Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -0.66m to 802.28m Recorded at altitude
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