Species Seen and Reasons for Admission
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Diurnal Species
Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae) admitted for Alphachloralose poisoning
- Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
- Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Black Falcon (Falco subniger)
- Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
- Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrhocephalus)
- Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
- Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
- Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
- Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Nocturnal Species
- Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
- Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Reasons for Admission
Some of the reasons for raptors requiring care at the centre are:
- Car strike
- Trauma
- Power line collision
- Barbed-wire fence injury
- Gunshot
- Poisoning
- Mismanagement or cruelty in captivity
- Trichomoniasis
- Starvation and dehydration