- Hamirostra melanosternon
AKA Black-breasted Kite
Identification
Distribution
Australia: widely distributed but generally rare. Occurs throughout Northern Territory and most of Western Australia except the south-west corner, in the interior of South Australia, most of Queensland and northern New South Wales. Commonest in the north of the country. Resident and nomadic. Vagrants recorded in Victoria and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees, scrubland and riverine woodland.
