Angola, Botswana, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Kenya.
South-central Africa, from Angola east through southern Zaire to south-central Tanzania (including Zanzibar and Pemba), and south to northern Namibia, northern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) [XC94802]
by Martin St-Michel from Sanje, Morogoro, Tanzania (flight call)
Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) [XC94807]
by id from Sanje, Morogoro, Tanzania (call)
Nest
A scrape or depression, unlined, in the crown of a dead palm or in a hole of a tree.
Eggs (Guide)
1 - 4; cream with reddish-brown markings. Incubation: about 30 days; by female.
Young
Fledge in 33 - 35 days.
Subspecies
Sometimes united in subgenus Dissodectes with other grey kestrels Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus) and Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris). Most similar in size and proportions to Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris).