Lophoictinia isura (Square-tailed Kite)

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Square-tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura (Gould, 1838)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto, macaulaylibrary.org & avocet.zoology.msu.edu.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Greg McLachlan	2019-08-25	Heathcote, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Sutherland Shire - West (Australia) (280 m)	call, flight call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	494230 xeno-canto.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Tom Tarrant	2020-07-07	Kobble Creek, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Pine Rivers Bal (Australia) (110 m)	adult, call, female, male - Pair recorded before commencement of breeding, filtered (<1000kh) as much 'anthropogenic' noise from nearby busy road. Nest built but not yet 'occupied', pair perched in nearby trees before flying out to 'forage' for prey, often 'harrassed' by other species such as Torresian Crows, Grey Butcherbirds, Pied Currawongs, Noisy Miners etc...currently usually return to nest-site late-afternoon (around 1530 hrs). Recorded using an AudioMoth sensor, programmed for 24 hours. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	574512 xeno-canto.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Tom Tarrant	2020-07-09	Kobble Creek, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Pine Rivers Bal (Australia) (110 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - Pair recorded before commencement of breeding, filtered (<1000kHz) as much 'anthropogenic' noise from nearby busy road. This is one 'perched' partner calling to it's flying mate. Nest built but not yet 'occupied', pair perched in nearby trees before flying out to 'forage' for prey, often 'harrassed' by other species such as Torresian Crows, Grey Butcherbirds, Pied Currawongs, Noisy Miners etc...currently usually return to nest-site late-afternoon (around 1530 hrs). Recorded using an AudioMoth sensor, programmed for 24 hours. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	574553 xeno-canto.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Tom Tarrant	2020-07-07	Kobble Creek, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Pine Rivers Bal (Australia) (110 m)	adult, call, female, male - Pair recorded before commencement of breeding, filtered (<1000kh) as much 'anthropogenic' noise from nearby busy road. Nest built but not yet 'occupied', pair perched in nearby trees before flying out to 'forage' for prey, often 'harrassed' by other species such as Torresian Crows, Grey Butcherbirds, Pied Currawongs, Noisy Miners etc...currently usually return to nest-site late-afternoon (around 1530 hrs). Recorded using an AudioMoth sensor, programmed for 24 hours. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	574508 xeno-canto.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Tom Tarrant	2020-07-07	Kobble Creek, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Pine Rivers Bal (Australia) (110 m)	adult, call, female, male - Pair recorded before commencement of breeding, filtered (<1000kh) as much 'anthropogenic' noise from nearby busy road. Nest built but not yet 'occupied', pair perched in nearby trees before flying out to 'forage' for prey, often 'harrassed' by other species such as Torresian Crows, Grey Butcherbirds, Pied Currawongs, Noisy Miners etc...currently usually return to nest-site late-afternoon (around 1530 hrs). Recorded using an AudioMoth sensor, programmed for 24 hours. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	574502 xeno-canto.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Ken Tay	2021-11-06	Greater Bendigo National Park--Kamarooka, Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Greater Bendigo (Australia)	- An adult calling to its mate. Silence added to middle of clip to mask out voices of my fellow birders	429863561 macaulaylibrary.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Ken Tay	2021-11-06	Greater Bendigo National Park--Kamarooka, Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Greater Bendigo (Australia)	-	429863551 macaulaylibrary.org
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura	Zebedee Muller	2021-11-06	Greater Bendigo National Park--Kamarooka, Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Greater Bendigo (Australia)	-	436036721 macaulaylibrary.org

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