Widespread in wetlands and adjacent open country in
temperate and tropical Australia; sometimes forages over grasslands or
farmlands but rarely far from water. Partially migratory.
The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al
Classifications:
Bird, forest and grassland
Family:
Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks & Eagles)
Information sources:
Photo 1 taken at Gen Isla by Marlis Schoeb : Photo 2 taken at Tedlands by Robert Werner
