Accipitridae

Plumage pale-fawn to light-brown with pale streaks on head, back and breast and pale spots on upperparts. Black flight-feathers. Immature: more spotted and streaked.

Diurnal, Whistling kites often live alone or as a pair in the same area for years. Being kites they fly slowly and glide a lot as they search the ground for food.

Woodland Grassland Forest Coastal Wetlands Stone Country, Mangroves; open woodland; inland waters and fringing forests; floodplains, escarpment. Nest are built in Paperbark forests close to floodplains.

Distinguished from black kite by the whistling kite's unforked, round-lipped tail and generally paler appearance.

January February March April May June July August September October November December, 2 to 3; white or bluish-white, spot lav & red brown eggs Breed wherever there is ample food, taking about 6 weeks to raise 2 or 3 independent young.

Kakadu National Park

Carnivore, Scavenger; dead fish and offal; small mammals; birds; lizards; carrion. Mainly on insects and lizards but a large part of the diet may come from dead animals.