Where to see
Haliastur sphenurus
Kakadu National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Whistling Kite during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Kakadu National Park
In Kakadu National Park, Australia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Whistling Kite sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and more
After Kakadu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Whistling Kite are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 50%), Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Kakadu National Park (about 90%), June in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (about 70%) and November in Litchfield National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Whistling Kite on a given day. Each park's Whistling Kite page has the full month-by-month chart.
