Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHaliastur (Haliastur Kites)
- SpeciesHaliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
Black-breasted Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whistling Kite in Daintree National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Whistling Kite sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 286 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whistling Kite in Daintree National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Whistling Kite in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.