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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
	Order:	Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)
	Family:	Falcon (Falconidae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Nankeen Kestrel (Falco (Tinnunculus) cenchroides)
	This Photo:	On the Wing
	Synonym:	Falco cenchroides ssp cenchroides
	Thank you Andrew Allen for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), Coastal Areas and elsewhere Glad I'm not a mouse. Grey predator; but beautiful like a spitfire.
	Copyright © 2009-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 02-Sep-2009
This species is classed as  LC (Least Concern)  in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)