2 Grey-headed Flying-fox at Parkes, ACT
Identification history
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 21 Oct 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 21 Oct 2020 | AdventureGirl |
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These bats did not appreciate a landscape crew waking them up with mowers mid-afternoon! Dozen left their perches to circle the area, screeching. The camp occupied at least four trees hosting at least 50 individuals each, for a conservative estimate of 200 individuals.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.132288-35.289034
- Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 200 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2020 02:14 PM Recorded on
- AdventureGirl Recorded by
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AdventureGirl Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals Pteropus poliocephalus
Additional information
- Mixed Gender
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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