Haliastur indus

Brahminy Kite at Ormiston, QLD

Haliastur indus at Ormiston, QLD - 10 Jun 2023
Haliastur indus at Ormiston, QLD - 10 Jun 2023
Haliastur indus at Ormiston, QLD - 10 Jun 2023
Haliastur indus at Ormiston, QLD - 10 Jun 2023
Haliastur indus at Ormiston, QLD - 10 Jun 2023
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Identification history

Haliastur indus 12 Jun 2023 natureguy
Haliaeetus leucogaster 12 Jun 2023 CarbonAI
Haliastur indus 12 Jun 2023 TimL

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Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting of what are possibly two Brahminy Kites, circling together in a thermal at high level. They were in close proximity at times and possibly a pair. The second bird is shown in following sighting 4497621.

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Species information

  • Haliastur indus Scientific name
  • Brahminy Kite Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 70.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 78 images trained Machine learning

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