Haliastur sphenurus

Whistling Kite at Splitters Creek, NSW

Haliastur sphenurus at Splitters Creek, NSW - 27 Jan 2025 08:05 AM
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Identification history

Haliastur sphenurus 22 Feb 2025 Darcy
Haliastur sphenurus 7 Feb 2025 KylieWaldon

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I was taking photos of the spoonbills and ibis and didn't even see this bird on the logs not far from them!

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Haliastur sphenurus Scientific name
  • Whistling Kite Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 648.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 361 images trained Machine learning

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