Friday, March 13, 2020

GURNEY'S EAGLE

Photographed above Saibai Island, Torres Straits, March 2020.

1307                      GURNEY’S EAGLE                     Aquila gurneyi

AUSTRALIAN BIRDS                 791

Uncommon to rare resident in NG but widely distributed, forrest eagle. Endemic to NG and Moluccas, vagrant to Torres Straits. Reputedly preys on arboreal mammals such as possums. Not well know information on this birds, seems prevalent near coast.






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