Central QLD Coast Landcare Network

Kite, Whistling

Haliastur sphenurus


Inhabits a wide range of open country but mostly near water.
Opportunistic hunter and scavenger, eating a variety of prey including rabbits,
waterbirds, fish plucked from the surface, crabs, insects and carrion.
Classifications: Bird, forest and grassland
Family: Accipitridae
Information sources: The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al