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Whistling kite
Haliastur sphenurus
-32.2926, 115.691
Field Notes
Description:
Size about 60 cm large, wingspan between 123–146 cm.
Pale brown on the head, breast and tail, with browner wings and black flight feathers.
Habitat:
Spotted at Seal Island WA (Australia). is found throughout Australia (including coastal islands) New Caledonia and much of New Guinea (excluding the central mountains and the northwest); Inhabits woodland, open landscape and coastal areas.
Notes:
It is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliastur
Species: H. sphenurus
Reference Links:
Whistling kite - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
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