Whistling kite
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The whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) is a medium-sized diurnal raptor found throughout Australia (including coastal islands), New Caledonia and much of New Guinea (excluding the central mountains and the northwest).[2] Also called the whistling eagle or whistling hawk,[3] it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight. Some authorities put this species in the genus Milvus,[4] despite marked differences in behaviour, voice and plumage between this species and other members of that genus.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Haliastur |
Species: | H. sphenurus |
Binomial name | |
Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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