Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides - Crécerelle aux yeux blancs
Systematics
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Order:
Falconiformes
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Family:
Falconidés
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Genus:
Falco
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Species:
rupicoloides
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 37 cm
- Wingspan: 68 à 84 cm.
- Weight: 178 à 334 g
Longevity
6 years
Geographic range
Identification
Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.
Subspecific information 3 subspecies
- Falco rupicoloides rupicoloides (s Angola to sw Zambia south to South Africa)
- Falco rupicoloides fieldi (ne Ethiopia, n Somalia, n Kenya)
- Falco rupicoloides arthuri (c and s Kenya, ne Tanzania)
Foreign names
- Crécerelle aux yeux blancs,
- Cernícalo ojiblanco,
- peneireiro-grande,
- Steppenfalke,
- szavannavércse,
- Grote Torenvalk,
- Gheppio maggiore,
- vitögd falk,
- Slettefalk,
- sokol bielooký,
- poštolka bělooká,
- Afrikansk Tårnfalk,
- savannituulihaukka,
- Grootrooivalk,
- xoriguer d'ulls blancs,
- pustułka stepowa,
- Большая пустельга,
- メジロチョウゲンボウ,
- 黄眼隼,
- 巨隼,
Habitat
Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
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