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Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

The whistling kite is a medium-sized diurnal raptor found throughout Australia, New Caledonia and much of New Guinea. Also called the whistling eagle or whistling hawk, it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight. Some authorities put this species in the genus Milvus, despite marked differences in behaviour, voice and plumage between this species and other members of that genus. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Haliastur
Scientific:
  Haliastur sphenurus

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 20 p.564

Protonym:
  Milvus sphenurus

Type locality:
  Australia = New South Wales.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18041396

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FEDDD1F2CDC5FBC5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FEDDD1F2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FEDDD1F2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175473

Geographic range:

  • Haliastur sphenurus: Australia, New Guinea, and New Caledonia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Whistling Kite
Catalan:
Milà xiulador
Czech:
luňák hvízdavý
Danish:
Fløjteglente
German:
Keilschwanzmilan
Spanish:
Milano Silbador
Spanish (Spain):
Milano Silbador
Finnish:
viheltäjähaukka
French:
Milan siffleur
Croatian:
lunja zviždara
Hungarian:
Nyílfarkú kánya
Italian:
Nibbio fischiatore
Japanese (romaji):
fuefukitobi
Japanese:
フエフキトビ
Lithuanian:
Švilpiantysis peslys
Dutch:
Wigstaartwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Plystreglente
Norwegian:
Plystreglente
Polish:
kania złotawa
Portuguese:
Milhafre-assobiador
Portuguese (Portugal):
milhafre-assobiador
Russian:
Коршун-свистун
Slovak:
haja hvízdavá
Serbian:
Zviždeća lunja
Swedish:
visselglada
Ukrainian:
Шуліка-свистун
Chinese:
啸鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
嘯栗鳶

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Milan siffleur ( Haliastur sphenurus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Haliastur sphenurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: fitçi çalağan
Bengali: চ঱঳ভায চচর
Bengali (transliteration): śisamāra cila
Catalan: Milà xiulador
Czech: Lunák hvízdavý, luňák hvizdavý, luňák hvízdavý
Danish: Fløjteglente
German: Keilschwanzmilan, Keilschwanzweih
English: Whistling Eagle, Whistling Eagle Kite, Whistling Hawk, Whistling Kite
English, HBW: Whistling Kite
English (IOC): Whistling Kite
English (United States): Whistling Kite
Esperanto: Fajfomilvo
Spanish: Milano Silbador
Spanish (Spain): Milano Silbador
Spanish (HBW): Whistling Kite
Estonian: vile-purihaugas
Finnish: Viheltäjähaukka
French: Aigle siffleur, Milan criard, Milan siffleur
Croatian: lunja zviždara
Hungarian: Nyílfarkú kánya
Indonesian: Elang siul
Italian: Nibbio fischiatore
Japanese (romaji): fuefukitobi
Japanese: フエフキトビ
Scientific: Haliastur sphenurus, Haliastur sphenurus Johannae, Haliastur sphenurus sphenurus, Milvus sphenurus
Lithuanian: Švilpiantysis peslys
Dutch: Fluitwouw, Wigstaartwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Plystreglente
Norwegian: Plystreglente
Polish: kania zlotawa, kania złotawa
Portuguese: Milhafre-assobiador
Portuguese (Portugal): milhafre-assobiador
Russian: Коршун-свистун
Slovak: haja hvízdavá, Orliak klinochvostý
Serbian: Zviždeća lunja
Swedish: Visselglada
Turkish: Islıkçı Çaylak, Islıklı çaylak
Tatar: сызгырчык тилгән
Ukrainian: Шуліка-свистун
Chinese: 啸鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 嘯栗鳶

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