Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
ACCIPITRIDAE
Genus
Haliastur
Species
sphenurus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Whistling Kite
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Not uncommon around coastal wetlands.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Widespread and common. Favours wooded lands, open country and terrestrial and marine wetlands
Known location
Pimpama, Coomera, Carrara, Burleigh Heads, Bundall, Tallebudgera Creek CP, Pine Ridge CP, Lamington
Other locality
Not uncommon around coastal wetlands, including paddocks and other human-made habitats.
Riparian dependent
True
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
False
General ecology
Woodlands, forests and paddocks near swamps, lagoons, rivers and streams.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Can adapt to human environments and apparently faring well on the Gold Coast.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
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Range
Biology
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Description
Taxonomy Comments
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