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-audax.JPG "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: | 🔍Close Up Wing🔎 | ||||
| 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" | |||||
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