Australian Kestrel

Australian Kestrel

Falco cenchroides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
15 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Kestrel in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Australian Kestrel sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 171 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Kestrel in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Australian Kestrel in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.

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