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title: "Australische torenvalk"
description: "Falco cenchroides — Vogels. The nankeen kestrel (Falco cenchroides), also known as the Australian kestrel, is a raptor native to Australia and New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/nankeen-kestrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australische torenvalk

> Falco cenchroides — Vogels. The nankeen kestrel (Falco cenchroides), also known as the Australian kestrel, is a raptor native to Australia and New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Falco cenchroides*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `farm` (Boerderij), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 9900
- Wikidata: [Q782104](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q782104)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4681](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4681)

## Names

- en: Nankeen Kestrel
- de: Graubartfalke
- es: Cernícalo australiano
- fr: Crécerelle d'Australie
- nl: Australische torenvalk
- pt: Francelho-de-barba-cinzenta
- pl: Pustułka australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (9478), CX (73), NF (19), ID (4), PG (3)

## Summary

The nankeen kestrel (Falco cenchroides), also known as the Australian kestrel, is a raptor native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the smallest falcons, and unlike many, does not rely on speed to catch its prey. Instead, it simply perches in an exposed position, but it also has a distinctive technique of hovering over crop and grasslands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankeen_kestrel

## Photo

![Australische torenvalk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nankeen-kestrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Barb · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144972342

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/nankeen-kestrel?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).