Square-tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura

off Springvale Rd, Wondecla State Forest, FN Qld IMG_6218 20190908

Notes: Whitish face & eye. Rufous body. Small feet, bill. Square tail w. black edge.
Long wings rufous leading edge, dark trailing. Barred fingers w whitish base.
Flys low over canopy w. wings in shallow V searching for small birds, nestlings.
Rare. Absent from tropics in wet season.

Range from Morcombe©