Haliastur sphenurus
Whistling Kite at Deakin, ACT
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| Haliastur sphenurus | Liam.m | 28 Jan 2026 | |
| Hieraaetus morphnoides | LisaH | 28 Jan 2026 |
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I was busy concentrating on taking photos of gang-gangs, and ignored the cacophony being made by SCCs behind me - until they were joined by noisy miner warning calls. (The gang-gangs I was watching were unperturbed.) I turned around, just in time to see this Whistling Kite gliding along towards me, then over me, at small tree height. (Just a week or two ago, there were gang-gangs nesting in the area it traversed. Now, the fledglings are out and hiding in the tops of trees around the area - and I suddenly realised how precarious it is for the young ones, newly out of the safety of their nest.) I followed, and accidentally disturbed the raptor which was low, near the ground and hidden in the shadows (I was approx 20+m away). The kite rose, and proceeded to slowly circle another area, gliding and seeking. To my surprise, I then saw a pair of gang-gangs follow it, from a safe distance above. The kite eventually left, flying up the hill - followed by the gang-gangs who sat calling, high in a eucalypt.
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Species information
- 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
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