Australian hobby [SEP] IUCN conservation status
feathering stage.
Calls by the Australian hobby are similar, but higher pitched, to the male peregrine falcon ("Falco peregrinus") when arriving at the nest with food. The hobby is also described as having similar ‘alarm’ and contact calls to the Australian kestrel ("Falco cenchroides").
Conservation and threats.
The Australian hobby is not listed as a threatened species within Australia and is listed as a species of least concern on International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List. It is
re-discovered in 2017 in Sturt National Park north-west of Tibooburra.
Conservation Status Federal Listing Status.
Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act): Listed as Vulnerable.
Conservation Status Non-statutory Listing Status.
IUCN: Listed as Near Threatened (Global Status: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species).
WA: Listed as P4 (Priority Flora and Priority Fauna List (Western Australia)).
NGO: Listed as Near Threatened (The Action Plan for Australian