Grey-headed Flying-fox
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Grey-headed Flying-fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Royal National Park
39 Verified records at Royal National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus: the little red P. scapulatus, spectacled P. conspicillatus, and the black P. alecto. The grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat in Australia. The grey-headed flying fox is endemic to the south-eastern forested areas of Australia, principally east of the Great Dividing Range. Its range extends approximately from Bundaberg in Queensland to Geelong in Victoria, with outlying colonies in Ingham and Finch Hatton in the north, and in Adelaide in the south. In the southern parts of its range it occupies more extreme latitudes than any other Pteropus species. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Flying-fox sighting in Royal National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Smaller Horseshoe Bat
LC

Smaller Horseshoe Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Rhinolophus megaphyllus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-headed Flying-fox in Royal National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Flying-fox sighting in Royal National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-headed Flying-fox in Royal National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Flying-fox in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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