Whistling Kite

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Litchfield National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Litchfield National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Whistling Kite sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 137 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Whistling Kite in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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