Gray-headed Kestrel [1] or Australian Kestrel [1] ( Latin Falco cenchroides ) is a species of birds of prey of the genus Falcons .
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Small falcon, length 31-35 cm.
Inhabits Australia , Christmas Island , New Guinea , New Zealand , New Caledonia .
Gallery

in flight

portrait
See also
Kestrel
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Boehme, Flint, 1994 , p. 49.
Literature
- Boehme R. L. , Flint V. Ye. A five-language dictionary of animal names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Under total. ed. Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. LANGUAGE, RUSSO, 1994. - 845 p. - 2030 copies - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
Links
- Falco cenchroides (eng.) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .