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whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
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Whistling Kite - Atherton Tablelands - Queensland S4E8588 (22420933161).jpg
Resolution: 1140x760 File Size: 235481 Bytes Date: 2015:08:24 11:06:46 Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (Canon) F number: f/4.5 Exposure: 1/5000 sec Focal Length: 500/1 Upload Date: 2017:04:01 19:53:07

whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus)


Whistling Kite - Atherton Tablelands - Queensland_S4E8588
Date 24 August 2015, 11:06
Source Whistling Kite - Atherton Tablelands - Queensland_S4E8588
Author Francesco Veronesi from Italy https://www.flickr.com/people/30818542@N04
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whistling_Kite_-_Atherton_Tablelands_-_Queensland_S4E8588_(22420933161).jpg

The whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) is a medium-sized diurnal raptor found throughout Australia, New Caledonia and much of New Guinea. Also called the whistling eagle or whistling hawk, it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight.

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Scientific Name: Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818)
Common Names: Whistling Kite
French: Milan siffleur; German: Keilschwanzweih; Spanish: Milano silbador
Taxonomy: Milvus sphenurus Vieillot, 1818, New South Wales, Australia.

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