Square-tailed Kite
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Square-tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura(Gould, 1838)

Native
Order
ACCIPITRIFORMES
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Lophoictinia
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The square-tailed kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Australia (except south-central, Tasmania)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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