Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Haliastur
- eBird Code
- whikit1
Distribution
New Guinea, Australia (except western deserts, rarely Tasmania), and New Caledonia
Vocalizations
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
Nina Kerr · CC_BY_4_0
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
Rosalie Lawrence · CC0_1_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.