Scientific Name: Haliastur sphenurus
Population Estimate: Unknown, but Least Concern status
Range / Habitat: Found in open or lightly wooded areas, often near water, throughout most of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia.
Field Notes: Medium-sized raptor, generally brown. Light tail prominent. Distinctive underwing pattern with white streaming back from the wrists noted in above bird after alighting.
Personal Notes: Spotted among a group of cormorants in Chiltern, Australia.
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