Aquila audax
(Wedge-tailed eagle)
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FAMILY |
Accipitridae |
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Species |
Aquila audax |
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Common name |
Wedge-tailed eagle |
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Main colour |
Very dark to black |
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Distinctive feature |
Wedge-shaped tail and very dark body 90-100 cm long |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This large bird, which ranges in size from 90 cm long for the male to 100 cm long for the female, has been occasionally seen soaring over the campus. Body dark to blackish with a paler nape and a pale patch on the wings and under tail. Tail is wedge-shaped, legs feathered to the whitish toes, eyes brown, bill bluish-white with a black tip.
