Lophoictinia isura
12 Square-tailed Kite at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Lophoictinia isura | Liam.m | 6 Nov 2022 | |
| Lophoictinia isura | LisaH | 5 Nov 2022 |
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User's notes
We heard a commotion, and eventually looked up to see a battle in the sky! The pied currawongs looked almost as big as the kite. A little while later I looked up from the plants I was photographing, only to see two gliding low over the power lines.
2 comments
6 Nov 2022
Nice one, only the second photo sighting of the Square-tailed Kite on Canberra Nature Map.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Species information
- Lophoictinia isura Scientific name
- Square-tailed Kite Common name
- Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 128m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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- Description
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- GPS evidence of location
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