Male © Antoni Camozzato
Female © Michael Rutkowski
Male © Bernie McRitchie
Female © Craig Morley
+ 2
Female © Mat Gilfedder

Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides

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Identification

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Small and delicate raptor with warm-brown upper parts, pale underparts, and a dark tail band. Adult male has gray head; female more rust-colored. Often hovers in one spot searching for a variety of prey including insects and rodents. Common in farm-dominated areas and grasslands.

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