Whistling kite / Keilschwanzweih (Haliastur sphenurus)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Haliastur (Haliastur); Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae (Accipitridae)
General: The whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) is a medium-sized diurnal raptor found throughout Australia (including coastal islands), New Caledonia and much of New Guinea (excluding the central mountains and the northwest).^[2] Also called the whistling eagle or whistling hawk,^[3] it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight. Some authorities put this species in the genus Milvus,^[4] despite marked differences in behaviour, voice and plumage between this species and other members of that genus.^[2] [more]