The nankeen kestrel, also known as the Australian kestrel, is a raptor native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the smallest falcons, and unlike many, does not rely on speed to catch its prey.
Falco cenchroides Bushell's Lagoon
Falco cenchroides Flickr
With kill in beak, Botany Bay, Sydney
Juvenile nankeen kestrel, Carnarvon, Western Australia
Isolated on various islands around the Indian Ocean, kestrel populations evolved into different species, like Darwin's finches. Behaviour remains similar to other small species of Falco except on fore