GREY FALCON

Photographed near Barkley Homestead, Northern Territory May 2016

779               GREY FALCON            Falco hypoleucos

Australia         (623)

Found in lightly treed inland plains; gibber deserts, sand ridges, pastoral lands, timbered watercourses; seldom in driest deserts. 30-44 cm, span to 90cm. Female larger. Range: resident or nomadic visitor to inland parts of all mainland States, especially in Simpson desert-Strezlecki Track region of NT, SA, w Q and far nw NSW; nw coast of WA from Shark Bay to e Kimberley; ne coast near Townsville (Q) rare to very rare; sedentary, dispersive or part-migratory.

Central-west Queensland, August 2017

DUSKY GRASSWREN

Photographed near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory May 2016

778        DUSKY GRASSWREN             Amytornis purnelli

Australia         (622)

Found on rocky ranges with spinifex; shrubs. 15-18 cm. Range: nw SA-far e WA, through inland NT.

Note: this bird was near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory and there is currently consideration of this as a separate species.

Photographed south of Alice Springs May 2016