Australian Collared Sparrowhawk
Adult Front
Ellura
Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle
Flying
 
                      
Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila (Uroaetus) audax ssp audax)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)
Family: Eagle & Hawk (Accipitridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila (Uroaetus) audax ssp audax)
This Photo:     Perched
Other name: Wedgie

Thank you Antoni Camozzato & Amy D. for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Large majestic brown and tan hunter.
Huge wing span and is easily identified by the diamond-shaped tail.
Hunts regularly through Ellura as it is so healthy.
We thought the pink gape indicated juveniles, but Nina Maurovic said "They have a pink gape their whole life. Young birds are much lighter in colour and have more mottled/banded coloration in their secondary wing feathers and tail feathers"

Copyright © 2009-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 05-Jun-2009
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)