Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni - Faucon crécerellette
Systematics
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Order:
Falconiformes
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Family:
Falconidés
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Genus:
Falco
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Species:
naumanni
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 32 cm
- Wingspan: 58 à 73 cm.
- Weight: 138 à 210 g
Longevity
6 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Faucon crécerellette,
- Cernícalo primilla,
- francelho-das-torres,
- Rötelfalke,
- fehérkarmú vércse,
- Kleine Torenvalk,
- Grillaio,
- rödfalk,
- Rødfalk,
- sokol bielopazúravý,
- poštolka jižní,
- Lille Tårnfalk,
- pikkutuulihaukka,
- Kleinrooivalk,
- xoriguer petit,
- Kliðfálki,
- pustułeczka,
- mazais piekūns,
- južna postovka,
- Степная пустельга,
- ヒメチョウゲンボウ,
- 黄爪隼,
- 黃爪隼,
Habitat
Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes