Wedge-tailed eagle
With a wingspan of up to 2.5m, the wedge-tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey. These Australian animals are found in woodlands across NSW, and have the ability to soar to heights of over 2km. If you’re bird watching, look out for the distinctive diamond-shaped tail of the eagle.
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The magnificent wedge-tailed eagle is often found across NSW in open woodlands with good ground cover, but it inhabits diverse environments from the coast to the outback.
Once airborne, it deftly uses air currents and thermals from nearby hills to soar to heights of up to 2km above the ground.
If you spot a wedge-tailed eagle, look for its mate, as wedge-tailed eagles are known to mate for life. High in the forks of branches, you might spot the large platforms of sticks that form its nest.
Animal facts
- Common name
- Wedge-tailed eagle
- Scientific name
- Aquila audax
- Conservation status in NSW
- Protected
Parks in which this animal is found
- Blackheath area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Brindingabba National Park
- Everlasting Swamp National Park
- Gundabooka National Park
- Guula Ngurra National Park
- Horton Falls National Park
- Kalyarr National Park
- Katoomba area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Kinchega National Park
- Koonaburra National Park
- Langidoon-Metford State Conservation Area
- Lower Grose Valley area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Lower Snowy River area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Mount Jerusalem National Park
- Mount Kaputar National Park
- Mount Wilson area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Mungo National Park
- Murray Valley Regional Park
- Mutawintji National Park
- Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park
- Paroo-Darling National Park
- Selwyn area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Sturt National Park
- Thredbo-Perisher area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Tumut area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Warrumbungle National Park