Whistling Kite

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iWhistling Kite

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliastur
Species: H. sphenurus
Binomial name
Haliastur sphenurus
(Vieillot, 1818)

The Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus is found throughout Australia. It has a distinctive M-shaped pattern of pale feathers when viewed from underneath during flight.

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  • BirdLife International (2004). Haliastur sphenurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern