The code has been developed to ensure the welfare needs of these birds are met and the conservation benefits stemming from their rehabilitation and release are optimised. It also aims to ensure that risks to the health and safety of volunteers rescuing and caring for these animals are reduced and easily managed.
Australian birds of prey
| Family name | Common name | Species name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accipitridae | Eastern osprey | Pandion cristatus | #2 |
| Black-shouldered kite | Elanus axillaris | ||
| Letter-winged kite | Elanus scriptus | ||
| Square-tailed kite | Lophoictinia isura | #2 | |
| Black-breasted buzzard | Hamirostra melanosternon | ||
| White-bellied sea eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | ||
| Whistling kite | Haliastur sphenurus | ||
| Black kite | Milvus migrans | ||
| Brown goshawk | Accipiter fasciatus | ||
| Collared sparrowhawk | Accipiter cirrhocephalus | ||
| Grey goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae | ||
| Swamp harrier | Circus approximans | ||
| Spotted harrier | Circus assimilis | #2 | |
| Wedge-tailed eagle (TAS) | Aquila audax fleayi | #1 | |
| Little eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | #2 | |
| Pacific baza | Aviceda subcristata | ||
| Brahminy kite | Haliastur indus | ||
| Red goshawk | Erythrotriorchis radiatus | #1, #2 | |
| Falconidae | Nankeen kestrel | Falco cenchroides | |
| Brown falcon | Falco berigora | ||
| Australian hobby | Falco longipennis | ||
| Grey falcon | Falco hypoleucos | ||
| Black falcon | Falco subniger | #2 | |
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | #2 | |
| Strigidae | Powerful owl | Ninox strenua | #2 |
| Barking owl | Ninox connivens | #2 | |
| Southern boobook (Lord Howe subspp.) | Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria | #1, #2 | |
| Southern boobook (Norfolk Island) | Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata | #1 | |
| Rufous owl | Ninox rufa | #1 | |
| Christmas Island hawk-owl | Ninox natalis | #1 | |
| Tytonidae | Masked owl | Tyto novaehollandiae | #1, #2 |
| Eastern barn owl | Tyto javanica | ||
| Eastern grass owl | Tyto longimembris | #2 | |
| Sooty owl | Tyto tenebricosa | #2 |
Notes:
#1 Listed by the Commonwealth Government as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
#2 Listed as threatened under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
