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Whistling Kite - BirdForum Opus

Haliastur sphenurus
Photo by RMD

Identification

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Range: Australasia. Breeds in eastern New Guinea, New Caledonia and widely distributed in Australia where it occurs virtually throughout the mainland. Resident over most of range but nomadic in parts of Australia. Vagrants recorded on Tasmania and King Island.

Habitat: Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees, lakesides, swamps and riverine woodland

Photographed in Australia.

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