Editing Nankeen kestrel (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Falco cenchroides - Bushell's Lagoon.jpg
| image_caption = In flight
| image2 = Falco cenchroides Flickr.jpg|
| image2_caption = Female
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Falco cenchroides'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22696391A93558789 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696391A93558789.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Falco
| species = cenchroides
| authority = [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]] & [[Thomas Horsfield|Horsfield]], 1827
}}

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 [[falcon]]s, 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.