Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura(Gould, J, 1838)
English (US) Square-tailed Kite
The Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: locally in open woodland and scrub throughout Australia (except western deserts and Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophoictinia isura
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Square-tailed Kite
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Milvus isurus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
- Type locality
- Australia = New South Wales, fide Mathews, 1912, Novit. Zool., 18, p. 250.
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt3 pl.47 fig.2,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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