Whistling kite perched in a dead tree hunting for prey on a cloudless blue sky day at Lake Dunn in the Aramac Region of Queensland in Australia.

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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). Also called the whistling eagle or whistling hawk, it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight. Some authorities put this species in the genus Milvus,

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Location: Lake Dunn, Aramac, Central Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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