Climate change leading to increased periods of drought in the arid and semi-arid areas of Australia[21][22] is a concern for the survival of many raptors species, particularly those with specialist diets dependent on a limited array of prey species.[3] The black-breasted buzzard has a varied diet including carrion that may afford it some resilience in the face of intense drought when carcasses of perished large mammals become abundant.[6] However, it also has a year-round preference for living and nesting in the riparian zones of creek lines and drainage channels.[6][4] As these tend to dry up under drought conditions,[21][22] resultant habitat loss is likely to threaten the buzzard's reproductive viability and survival.[5] More frequent and intense wildfire events will also increasingly contribute to the decline of large trees and potential black-breasted buzzard habitat.[9][6]