Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
FALCONIDAE
Genus
Falco
Species
longipennis
Fauna
True
Mapping

Common name
Australian Hobby
Alternate name
Little Falcon
Historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Uncommon in open forest.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common and widespread over open country and wooded lands
Known location
Bundall, Lamington NP, Hope Island, Reedy Creek, Coombabah, Coomera, Tallebudgera Creek, Burleigh He
Other locality
Uncommon in open forest.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Open forest, woodland. Sometimes enters urban areas.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Probably more common than the few records suggest, but an uncommon bird nonetheless.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations