Falco cenchroides

4 Nankeen Kestrel at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

	Falco cenchroides	4 Oct 2019	natureguy
	Falco cenchroides	4 Oct 2019	JonSteinbeck

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A Nankeen Kestrel with her white plumage catching the sunlight, drew my attention. She was perched quietly in a tree. I took some distance shots then moved closer to her. She stayed still on the branch, occasionally preening herself. As I moved closer she would look at me but if I stayed still she would return to what she was doing. Eventually she flew off to another tree. A male then landed on her back to start the mating process. They were quiet throughout what was a very short event. The male then flew off to the north, while the female looked off in that direction but did not follow.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.142278 -35.355318
Altitude 645.0m
Maps Callum Brae
Places Symonston, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
22 Sep 2019 07:44 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Birds of prey Birds

Species information

Falco cenchroides Scientific name
Nankeen Kestrel Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1504.2m Recorded at altitude
1021 images trained Machine learning
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