Raptors

Raptors
Families Accipitridae (kites, hawks, eagles)
& Falconidae (falcons)

Black-shouldered Kite	Letter-winged Kite	White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Whistling Kite	Black Kite	Brown Goshawk
Collared Sparrowhawk	Grey Goshawk	Spotted Harrier
Swamp Harrier	Wedge-tailed Eagle	Little Eagle
Nankeen Kestrel	Brown Falcon	Australian Hobby
Grey Falcon	Black Falcon	Peregrine Falcon

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Uncommon breeding species in varying numbers
Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by John Gordon	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Roger Curnow	Photo by Roger Curnow
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Roger Curnow	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Does not breed locally and is a rare occasional visitor
Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Occasional visitor; one breeding record, Shepherd’s Lookout, 1995
Photo by Ian Fraser	Photo by Ian Fraser	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by John Gordon	Photo by John Gordon	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Conspicuous uncommon breeding resident, usually present in small numbers
Photo by Ian Fraser	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Jerrabomberra Wetlands. Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook
Jerrabomberra Wetlands. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	12 day-old chick. Photo by Stuart Payne	30 days. Photo by Stuart Payne
Black Kite Milvus migrans Rare non-reeding vagrant
Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Breeding migrant in small numbers with some irregular movement
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Roger Curnow	Photo by Roger Curnow
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Uncommon breeding migrant with most individuals leaving in winter
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Juvenile with House Sparrow Photo by Lucy Williams	Photo by Lucy Williams	Photo by Harvey Perkins
Female. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Juvenile. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Stuart Harris	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Aust National Bot Gardens. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Bron King
Photo by Ann Howarth	Photo by Ann Howarth
Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Rare non-breeding occasional visitor
Photo by David Pastern	Photo by David Pastern	Photo by Peter Mellor	Photo by Peter Mellor
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Rare non-breeding irregular visitor to our area
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Uncommon breeding resident
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Breeding resident, widely distributed and occupying very large territories
Photo by Noel Luff	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Tom Cowper	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Breeding resident in small numbers in all but the higher, wetter forests
Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by James Rolevink
Nankeen (Australian) Kestrel Falco cenchroides Fairly common resident breeding species, probably with some migration
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Paul Taylor	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Brown Falcon Falco berigora Resident breeding species in small numbers with juveniles moving away
Photo by Ian Fraser	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Roger Curnow	Photo by Roger Curnow	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by David Cook	Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Immature. Photo by Julian Robinson
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Uncommon migrant. Many birds leave the ACT after breeding
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Nest, Goorooyarroo NR, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Stuart Harris	Callum Brae, ACT. Photo by Julian Robinson	Callum Brae, ACT. Photo by Julian Robinson	Callum Brae, ACT. Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Julian Robinson
Black Falcon Falco subniger Rare non-breeding visitor in small numbers
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Juvenile, 30 days old. Photo by Stuart Payne
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Uncommon breeding resident. It is probable that some birds migrate
Photo by Stuart Harris	Close-up. Photo by Stuart Harris	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Close-up. Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Stuart Harris

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
Uncommon breeding species in varying numbers

Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus
Does not breed locally and is a rare occasional visitor

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Occasional visitor; one breeding record, Shepherd’s Lookout, 1995

Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Conspicuous uncommon breeding resident, usually present in small numbers

Black Kite Milvus migrans
Rare non-reeding vagrant

Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Breeding migrant in small numbers with some irregular movement

Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Uncommon breeding migrant with most individuals leaving in winter

Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae
Rare non-breeding occasional visitor

Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
Rare non-breeding irregular visitor to our area

Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Uncommon breeding resident

Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Breeding resident, widely distributed and occupying very large territories

Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
Breeding resident in small numbers in all but the higher, wetter forests

Nankeen (Australian) Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Fairly common resident breeding species, probably with some migration

Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Resident breeding species in small numbers with juveniles moving away

Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
Uncommon migrant. Many birds leave the ACT after breeding

Black Falcon Falco subniger
Rare non-breeding visitor in small numbers

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Uncommon breeding resident. It is probable that some birds migrate

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Uncommon breeding species in varying numbers

Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Does not breed locally and is a rare occasional visitor

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Occasional visitor; one breeding record, Shepherd’s Lookout, 1995

Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Conspicuous uncommon breeding resident, usually present in small numbers

Black Kite Milvus migrans Rare non-reeding vagrant

Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Breeding migrant in small numbers with some irregular movement

Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Uncommon breeding migrant with most individuals leaving in winter

Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Rare non-breeding occasional visitor

Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Rare non-breeding irregular visitor to our area

Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Uncommon breeding resident

Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Breeding resident, widely distributed and occupying very large territories

Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Breeding resident in small numbers in all but the higher, wetter forests

Nankeen (Australian) Kestrel Falco cenchroides Fairly common resident breeding species, probably with some migration

Brown Falcon Falco berigora Resident breeding species in small numbers with juveniles moving away

Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Uncommon migrant. Many birds leave the ACT after breeding

Black Falcon Falco subniger Rare non-breeding visitor in small numbers

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Uncommon breeding resident. It is probable that some birds migrate

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
Uncommon breeding species in varying numbers

Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus
Does not breed locally and is a rare occasional visitor

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Occasional visitor; one breeding record, Shepherd’s Lookout, 1995

Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Conspicuous uncommon breeding resident, usually present in small numbers

Black Kite Milvus migrans
Rare non-reeding vagrant

Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Breeding migrant in small numbers with some irregular movement

Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Uncommon breeding migrant with most individuals leaving in winter

Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae
Rare non-breeding occasional visitor

Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
Rare non-breeding irregular visitor to our area

Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Uncommon breeding resident

Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Breeding resident, widely distributed and occupying very large territories

Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
Breeding resident in small numbers in all but the higher, wetter forests

Nankeen (Australian) Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Fairly common resident breeding species, probably with some migration

Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Resident breeding species in small numbers with juveniles moving away

Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
Uncommon migrant. Many birds leave the ACT after breeding

Black Falcon Falco subniger
Rare non-breeding visitor in small numbers

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Uncommon breeding resident. It is probable that some birds migrate