Whistling Kite at Pambula, NSW
Identification history
| Haliastur sphenurus | 2 Feb 2019 | Leo | ||
| Haliastur sphenurus | 23 May 2018 | natureguy | ||
| Circus approximans | 10 May 2017 | Panboola |
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4 comments
JackieMiles
wrote:
4 Jul 2017
This looks more like a whistling kite to me. Maybe Leo could weigh in?
RobynKesby
wrote:
11 Jul 2017
There are more photos of this bird near the roo carcass at Panboola. I'll have a look at them.
JackieMiles
wrote:
12 Jul 2017
The main difference between whistling kite and swamp harrier (when perched) according to my books is that swamp harrier has a yellow eye and the kite a dark eye, plus swamp harrier legs are longer and thinner. However, this photo doesn't give us a good look at the full length of leg, or at the eyes.
MaxCampbell
wrote:
23 May 2018
I agree with the whistling kite ID:
1- It's interested in carrion, so from my reading, more likely a kite
2 - The eyes look dark and the visible lower leg looks pale (not yellow) and relatively short.
3 - No pale edged darker facial disc; General colouration looks more like a whistling kite.
1- It's interested in carrion, so from my reading, more likely a kite
2 - The eyes look dark and the visible lower leg looks pale (not yellow) and relatively short.
3 - No pale edged darker facial disc; General colouration looks more like a whistling kite.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.877819-36.935529
- Maps Panboola
- Places Pambula, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2016 11:49 AM Recorded on
- Panboola Recorded by
Species information
- Haliastur sphenurus Scientific name
- Whistling Kite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 645.29m Recorded at altitude
- 271 images trained Machine learning
