Whistling Kite

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
70–80%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
10 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

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.

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