National and ACT status of the Grey Falcon

[Philip Veerman <>]

I looked at the document (did not proof read it). I did not see the words “vagrant migrant”. Being a pdf I could not do a word search. Sure a species can be a vagrant and also be a migrant but generally this would only make sense in different parts of its range. The label of “vagrant migrant”, if ever used, would be odd. In any case is this species a migrant at all? I would have thought mostly resident.

 

The recommendation to list is as vulnerable under Commonwealth systems (i.e. for Australia as a whole) is I think well supported.

 

Nor did I see that the ACT will not be listing it as threatened on the ACT list for that reason. I do not see any mention of separate actions specifically by the ACT in that document. That could maybe come from some other document. It is so little a part of the ACT that it does not matter a lot.  

 

Philip

 

From: Martin Butterfield [
Sent: Wednesday, 22 July, 2020 3:34 PM
To: David McDonald (Personal)
Cc: CanberraBirds list
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] National and ACT status of the Grey Falcon

 

How can a vagrant also be a migrant?  One implies irregular movements the other implies regular movements?  

 

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/

 

 

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 15:09, David McDonald (Personal) <> wrote:

The Biodiversity Conservation staff of the ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development agency have advised COG about the status of the Grey Falcon, as follows:

Just to let you know that the Grey Falcon was listed as Vulnerable under the [Commonwealth] EPBC Act on 9 July 2020 http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=929 however the ACT will not be listing it as threatened on the ACT list at this stage as it is considered a vagrant migrant to the ACT. Further information is available in the Commonwealth Conservation Advice http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/929-conservation-advice-09072020.pdf for the Species.

 

It is listed as ‘endangered’ in NSW. COG classifies it as a ‘non-breeding vagrant’ in the ACT.

 

For information - David

 

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