The black-breasted buzzard is widely but sparsely distributed throughout northern and inland Australia[1] in areas with less than 500 mm annual rainfall.[2] The buzzard's range stretches from north-eastern South Australia, north-western New South Wales, northern Queensland, the Northern Territory and the north-western exterior of Western Australia. The buzzard does not occur in Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory or Tasmania, due to their wetter temperate climates.[5]