Reference photo — Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
Loads the OpenStreetMap basemap and GBIF observation data from lna-dev.net.
Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Falconidae
- Size
- 65–82 cm (wingspan)
- Weight
- 136–314 g
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 4–8 yrs
- Habitat
- Farmland, Grassland, Heathland, Urban
About
The common kestrel, also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called the “kestrel”.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.