Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Greater Kestrel

Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides

Described by: Smith, A. (1829)
Alternate common name(s): White-eyed Kestrel
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Dan Marsh  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Dan Marsh  South Africa - Sep, 2001 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer 
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Range

E. and s. Africa;
Fragmented population;
(1) N. and e. Ethiopia, nw. Somalia and n. Kenya.
(2) C. and s. Kenya, e. Uganda and ne. Tanzania (Serengeti Plains n. to Nairobi, Naro Maru and Nayuki).
(3) S. Tanzania, s. and ce. Angola s. through Namibia, Botswana, sw. Zambia, Zimbabwe and sw. Mozambique to e. South Africa (Transvaal).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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