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Lophoictinia isura (Gould, 1838) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes print version
Square-tailed kite Milan à queue carrée Milano colicuadrado Schopfmilan
Migration: partial intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Lophoictinia isura Spring breeding migrant in S, non-breeding migrant to N Australia in dry season (austral winter); some breeding birds resident in SW and coastal E Australia , but these expand home ranges or make local movements in winter. Movement diffuse, without flocking or major concentration points, but individuals may follow ridge systems or rivers.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)


Regions: Oceania
Recommended link: http://www.hawk- conservancy.org/priors/squaretailedkite.htm
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)