Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
26 - 32 cm
Wingspan: 62 - 73 cm

First Described (Guide)
Fleischer, 1818

Habitat
Steppe-like habitats, natural and managed graslands, culticated land.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Albania (B) (P), Algeria (B) (P), Angola (NB), Armenia (B), Austria (E) (B), Azerbaijan (B), Bahrain (P), Benin (NB), Bosnia and Herzegovina (B), Botswana (NB), Bulgaria (B) (P), Burkina Faso (NB), Burundi (NB), Central African Republic (NB), Chad (NB) (P), China (mainland) (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (NB), C�te dIvoire (NB), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B), Cyprus (P), Czech Republic (E) (B), Djibouti (P), Egypt (P), Eritrea (NB) (P), Ethiopia (NB) (P), France (B), Gabon (NB), Gambia (NB), Georgia (B), Gibraltar (B) (P), Greece (B) (P), Guinea (NB), India (P), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B) (P), Iraq (P), Israel (B) (P), Italy (B) (NB) (P), Jordan (B) (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya (NB) (P), Kuwait (P), Laos (E) (P), Lebanon (NB) (P), Lesotho (NB), Liberia (NB), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (B) (P), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (P), Malawi (NB), Mali (NB) (P), Malta, Mauritania (NB) (P), Moldova [Republic of] (B), Mongolia (B), Montenegro (B), Morocco (B) (P), Mozambique (NB), Myanmar (P), Namibia (NB), Nepal (NB) (P), Niger (NB) (P), Nigeria (NB), Oman (P), Pakistan (NB), Palestinian Authority Territories (B) (P), Portugal (B), Qatar (P), Romania (B) (P), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B) (P), Rwanda (NB), Saudi Arabia (P), Senegal (NB) (P), Serbia (B), Sierra Leone (NB), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (E) (B), Slovenia (E) (B), Somalia (NB), South Africa (NB), Spain (B) (NB) (P), Sudan (NB) (P), Syrian Arab Republic (B) (P), Tanzania [United Republic of] (NB) (P), Togo, Tunisia (B) (P), Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B), Uganda (NB) (P), Ukraine (B), United Arab Emirates (P), Uzbekistan (B), Yemen (P), Zambia (NB) (P), Zimbabwe (NB).

Vagrant to Belgium, Cameroon (NB), Denmark, Germany, Ghana (NB), Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Maldives (NB), Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Unknown to Bangladesh (P), Kyrgyzstan (B), Tajikistan (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 140,000 - 200,000 (2011) and stable.

Status LC
Habitat loss and degradation due to conversion to agriculture and pesticides are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A hoarse 'kye-kye'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (141)...)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco) [XC270210]
by Cedric Mroczko from Limouse \/ RN Coussouls de Crau, France (call, interaction calls)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) [XC308081]
by Jos\u00e9 Carlos Sires from la lantejuela, sevilla, andaluc\u00eda, Spain (call, flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) which is larger.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) - 10 files

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