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Discussion

HelenCross wrote:

25 Mar 2025

Glad you'd had your fill and there was enough for the flying foxes Lisa :)

Pteropus poliocephalus

MPennay wrote:

6 Jan 2025

These are black flying foxes

Pteropus alecto

RogerF wrote:

25 Apr 2024

Wrong image

Pteropus poliocephalus

Mike wrote:

15 Feb 2024

Photo added. Is P. poliocephalus the only flying fox in SA?

Pteropus sp. (genus)

Mike wrote:

14 Feb 2024

https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/posts/2016/03/flying-foxes gives these as grey-headed flying foxes. Sorry I didn’t get close-ups for confirmation..

Pteropus sp. (genus)