Aquila audax

1 Wedge-tailed Eagle at Penrose, NSW

Aquila audax at Penrose, NSW - 25 Apr 2023
Aquila audax at Penrose, NSW - 25 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Aquila audax 26 Apr 2023 BLSHFour
Aquila audax 25 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Aquila audax 25 Apr 2023 Aussiegall

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I spotted 2 quite high up, they were circling around then a third one appeared and it looked like it tried to attack one of them. It took off and left the other 2 alone

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Idiopidae (family) (Armoured or Spiny Trapdoor Spider) at Penrose, NSW - 26 Sep 2024 by Aussiegall
Genista monspessulana (Cape Broom, Montpellier Broom) at Penrose, NSW - 14 Sep 2024 by Aussiegall
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Penrose, NSW - 13 Sep 2024 by Aussiegall
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Sep 2024 by Aussiegall
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Penrose - 26 May 2024 by Aussiegall
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 16 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Acraea andromacha (Glasswing) at Penrose - 16 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 16 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 6 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 3 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 3 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 1 Feb 2024 by Aussiegall
Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth) at Penrose - 1 Feb 2024 by Aussiegall
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 29 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 25 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Geitoneura acantha (Ringed Xenica) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 24 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Asura cervicalis (Spotted Lichen Moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 24 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Polyscias sambucifolia (Elderberry Panax) at Penrose - 21 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Doratifera quadriguttata (Four-spotted Cup Moth) at Penrose - 21 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 21 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 20 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Delias aganippe (Spotted Jezebel) at Penrose - 18 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Horcinia varians (An assassin bug) at Penrose - 12 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Geranium potentilloides (Soft Crane's-bill) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 11 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 11 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Hypobapta (genus) (A Geometer moth) at Penrose - 9 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Penrose - 8 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 6 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Penrose - 30 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Geitoneura acantha (Ringed Xenica) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 25 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) (Mole Cricket) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 13 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Melanodes anthracitaria (Black Geometrid) at Penrose - 13 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Melanodes anthracitaria (Black Geometrid) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 12 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Platysace ericoides at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Persoonia linearis (Narrow-leaved Geebung) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Penrose - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Toxidia doubledayi (Lilac Grass-skipper) at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose - 7 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Toxidia doubledayi (Lilac Grass-skipper) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 29 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Castiarina sexplagiata (Jewel beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Belenois java (Caper White) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Pasma tasmanica (Two-spotted Grass-skipper) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Neosparassus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Badge huntsman) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Barea codrella (A concealer moth) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 19 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Acacia pravissima (Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Daphoenositta chrysoptera (Varied Sittella) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Jul 2023 by Aussiegall
Falcunculus frontatus (Eastern Shrike-tit) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Jul 2023 by Aussiegall
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Penrose, NSW - 6 May 2023 by Aussiegall
Maratus griseus (Jumping spider) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Apr 2023 by Aussiegall
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Penrose, NSW - 27 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Danaus plexippus (Monarch) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Penrose, NSW - 14 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 13 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Hemicordulia australiae (Australian Emerald) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Meliphaga lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Opiliones (order) (Unidentified harvestman) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Eleale sp. (genus) (Clerid beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 13 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Castiarina erythroptera (Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Penrose, NSW - 23 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall
Prostanthera incana (Velvet Mint-bush) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Oct 2022 by Aussiegall
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Jul 2022 by Aussiegall
Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at Penrose, NSW - 21 May 2022 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall
Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Penrose, NSW - 9 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall

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Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 25 Apr 2023 12:39 PM Recorded on
  • Aussiegall Recorded by

Species information

  • Aquila audax Scientific name
  • Wedge-tailed Eagle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1819.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 1113 images trained Machine learning
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  • Ngunnawal language

    Maliyan

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