Common kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Family Falconidae. Order Falconiformes.
Photo: Andreas Trepte / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
Description
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), 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.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- rodents, insects
- Game species
- no — bird of prey
♪ Bird call
Recording: Javier Herrera
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Photographs
Johann Daniel Meyer / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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