Haliastur sphenurus

Whistling Kite at Fyshwick, ACT

Haliastur sphenurus at Fyshwick, ACT - 1 Aug 2019
Haliastur sphenurus at Fyshwick, ACT - 1 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Haliastur sphenurus 13 Aug 2019 natureguy
Hieraaetus morphnoides 7 Aug 2019 TomT

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3 comments

natureguy wrote:
   14 Aug 2019
The bird is plain brown underneath and the shape and wing markings look like Whistling Kite rather than Little Eagle
rawshorty wrote:
   14 Aug 2019
Looking at the tail feathers i would suggest immature White-bellied Sea-Eagle.
   14 Aug 2019
My initial impression had been Whistling Kite as well but now that you mention tail length...

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  • 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
  • 358 images trained Machine learning
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