Grey-headed Flying-fox at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 1 Dec 2023 | Caroline.Hennessy | ||
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 1 Dec 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 1 Dec 2023 | CallumBraeRuralProperty |
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User's notes
Deceased unfortunately, no obvious injury but under powerlines, may have been electrocuted during heavy storm at night.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
2 Dec 2023
Thanks for this record - good to get a handle on how frequent death/injury of this type to flying foxes may be
CallumBraeRuralProperty
wrote:
2 Dec 2023
A new post this morning of a healthy one feeding on apricots.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152278-35.359686
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2023 10:25 AM Recorded on
- CallumBraeRuralProperty Recorded by
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CallumBraeRuralProperty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Pteropus poliocephalus Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals
Additional information
- Deceased 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
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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