Small, slim, Falcon like. Long, square cut tail, blunt wing tips. Fast, agile and direct in flight. Hunts prey from perch and attacts birds in flight, bats and insects. Rarely hovers. Black hood, blueish, grey upper wings, fawn front with black streaks.
Peregrine Falcon, Australian Hobby, Grey Falcon
Mainland Australia, rare in TAS. Absent in treeless and desert environments. Except when there are mouse plagues.
Woodlands, forests, and open country in tropics. Most common in lightly timbered woodlands.
Partly migratory. Resident in many areas of mainland.
Small birds, large flying insects. Catching and eating in flight.
In north July - Nov. South Aug - Jan. Nests high in trees, on thin branches. Female usually incubates, unless feeding.
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