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Heavily built rusty red raptor with large yellow legs and feet.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
In flight note bulging trailing edge to wing. Tends to soar with wings back and head protruding. Extremely rare and typically limited to tropical areas near river systems in northern Australia. Please try to get a photo if you see one!
When perched, the tail is longer than folded wings (Square-tailed Kite has wings extending below the tail).
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