Hieraaetus morphnoides

Little Eagle at Tathra Public School

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Identification history

	Hieraaetus (Hieraaetus) morphnoides	1 Nov 2016	Leo
	Hieraaetus (Hieraaetus) morphnoides	1 Nov 2016	KerryVance

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Leo wrote:

2 Nov 2016

All markings are consistent with a dark morph Little Eagle (see "Birds of Prey of Australia" by Stephen Debus, or HANZAB).
Whistling Kites are similar (and more common in our region) but there have been other Little Eagle sightings this year (Panboola, Mandeni, Tathra) so they are around.

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Location information

Places Tathra, NSW

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Hieraaetus morphnoides Scientific name
Little Eagle Common name
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