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[[Image:Square-tailed_Kite.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Tom Tarrant<br />Photo taken: Samsonvale, SE Qld, Australia.]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Square-tailed Kite
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==Distribution==
(Lophoictinia isura)
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Australia: widely distributed but generally rare with records from all mainland states. Possibly most numerous in Western Australia but nomadic and could be seen virtually throughout the country. Rarest in the south-east.  
<P><b>Range: </b>  Australia: widely distributed but generally rare with records from all mainland states. Possibly most numerous in Western Australia but nomadic and could be seen virtually throughout the country. Rarest in the south-east.  
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==Taxonomy==
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==Habitat==
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Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees, riverine woodland and rocky gorges.
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==Behaviour==
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Lophoictinia+isura}}
  
<p><b>Habitat: </b>  Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees, riverine woodland and rocky gorges.
 
<p>Photgraphed: Samsonvale, SE Qld, Australia.
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=Lophoictinia%20isura&what=allfields&name=&when=&whenterm= View more images of Square-tailed Kite in the gallery]
 
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=42&bid=560 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=42&bid=560 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
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Revision as of 17:22, 7 July 2007

Lophoictinia isura
Photo by Tom Tarrant
Photo taken: Samsonvale, SE Qld, Australia.

Identification

Distribution

Australia: widely distributed but generally rare with records from all mainland states. Possibly most numerous in Western Australia but nomadic and could be seen virtually throughout the country. Rarest in the south-east.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees, riverine woodland and rocky gorges.

Behaviour

External Links

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