8 Eastern Bent-wing, Large Bent-wing Bat at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | Yesterday | MPennay | ||
| Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | 26 Mar 2026 | regeraghty |
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User's notes
These appear to be Common Bentwing Bats Miniopteris schreibersii, which are found in the ACT according to one reference book. Possibly Eastern Bent-winged Bat Miniopteris orianae. The same book says that the Little Bentwing isn't found in the ACT but is listed here.
4 comments
maura
wrote:
Yesterday
Have you known about this colony for some time and been able to watch them leave at dusk for food foraging? It must be a sight seeing that many leaving all at once. Thank you for some wonderful photos.
DonFletcher
wrote:
Yesterday
@MPennay have you seen this? If this is the only roost of this species or one of few, is it worth checking how well they are protected from exotic predators, human disturbance or effects of maintenance work? Is it worth informing ACT Roads?
MPennay
wrote:
Yesterday
That's an outdated reference book. Miniopterus schreibersii is restricted to Eurasia. The local species is Miniopterus orianae oceanensis.
This isn't a breeding congregation, or colony it's bats dispersing and migrating from Wee Jasper at the end of the breeding season. There are about 30,000 on the move at the moment
This isn't a breeding congregation, or colony it's bats dispersing and migrating from Wee Jasper at the end of the breeding season. There are about 30,000 on the move at the moment
Location information
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 300 Abundance
- regeraghty Recorded by
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Species information
- Miniopterus orianae oceanensis Scientific name
- Eastern Bent-wing, Large Bent-wing Bat Common name
- Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 733.61m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Miniopterus schreibersii Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis Miniopterus schreibersii subsp. oceanensis
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