Nankeen Kestrel

Falco cenchroides

Description

Falco cenchroides are pale red and the black markings are less dense. Iris brown, bill gray with black tips, legs and feet yellow. The male has a pale gray forehead and a brown nape. The female is similar to the juvenile, but slightly gloomier, the underparts are more grayish-rust and the tops are streaked with thicker black.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

Male 121-195; female 115-273 g

LENGTH

28-35 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Falconiformes

FAMILY

:

Falconidae

GENUS

:

Falco

SPECIES

:

Falco cenchroides

Distribution

Falco cenchroides can be found in forests, grasslands, savanna, sea coasts, and coastal cliffs.

Geography

Continent : Asia and Australia

Country : Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Habits and Lifestyle

Falco cenchroides are very graceful fliers, flying slowly in circles and dive sharply with their wings raised to catch their prey above ground. This bird often perches on open branches that dangle into the meadow. Live alone, in pairs, or in groups.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Falco cenchroides feed on insects, reptiles, small birds, and small mammals such as mice.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

This bird’s breeding season is in late winter. The number of eggs in the nest 3-7 eggs with an incubation period of 26-28 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 26-28 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3-7 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

The population of this bird is increasing, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

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Reference

  1. Alap-alap Layang dalam Artikel Wikipedia
  2. Nankeen Kestrel on the Wikipedia Article
  3. Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides on the IUCN Redlist