Whistling Kite

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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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 Kakadu National Park?

About 78% of visitor-days record a Whistling Kite sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 1067 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whistling Kite in Kakadu National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Whistling Kite in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.