Pteropus poliocephalus

1 Grey-headed Flying-fox at Kambah, ACT

Pteropus poliocephalus at Kambah, ACT - suppressed

Pteropus poliocephalus at Kambah, ACT - suppressed

Pteropus poliocephalus at Kambah, ACT - suppressed

Pteropus poliocephalus at Kambah, ACT - suppressed

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Identification history

	Pteropus poliocephalus	14 Dec 2021	MPennay
	Pteropus poliocephalus	14 Dec 2021	HelenCross

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Feeding on Ironbark blossoms

2 comments

MPennay wrote:

14 Dec 2021

Thanks it's great to get records of what the bats are up to away from the camp

HelenCross wrote:

14 Dec 2021

Thanks, I've often seen them feeding on fruit trees in Canberra, but not often on gum tree blossoms

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Location information

Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
HelenCross Recorded by
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HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals

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Alive / healthy Animal health

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
174 images trained Machine learning
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