Whistling Kite

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Whistling Kite sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whistling Kite in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Whistling Kite in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.

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