Nankeen kestrel

(Falco cenchroides)

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Description

Falco cenchroides is a type of day-old rapacious bird of the Sokol family.Small falcon,with a body length of 31-35 cm. It is distributed in Australia,New Guinea and the surrounding islands,and as a casual visitor in New Zealand.It inhabits open spaces with grass and shrub vegetation and rare forests.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Falconiformes
Family:Falconidae
Genus:Falco
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