Little Eagle
Dark Morph Immature		Ellura
Little Eagle
Light Morph Adult		 
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Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)
Family: Eagle & Hawk (Accipitridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
This Photo:     Dark Morph Immature
Thank you Janine Duffy for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere


Similar Species: Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Copyright © 2011-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 28-Dec-2011
This species is protected and classed as VU (Vulnerable) under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act