Wedge Tailed News Today

For more than 100 years, paleontologists have thought that a fossil discovered in South Australia was a powerful grave eagle (Taphaetus lacertosus). Now, new research has revealed its true taxonomy: its a vulture, and its the first one discovered

Destination of a different kind

With a wingspan of up to 2.5 metres, the wedge tailed eagle, or wedgie, is the largest bird of prey in Australia. It soars for up to 90 minutes at a tim...