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| Photographed near Cue, Western Australia April 2015 |
568 BLACK-BREASTED BUZZARD Hamirostra melanosternon
Australia (411)
Also known as Black-breasted Kite. Found in grasslands, sandhills, gibber deserts; timbered watercourses and waterholes;tropical woodlands; sparsely vegetated offshore islands; coasts. Ranges across e. inland Aust., coastal n. and w. Aust; se. Q., s. NSW, s. WA. 51-61 cm; windspan c. 1.5 m; female larger.
magnificent photographs - glorious colours - the power and span of his wings is awesome
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