Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris)

Other Names (World)
Banded Kestrel, Barred Kestrel, Madagascar Banded Kestrel

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
27 - 30 cm
Wingspan: 60 - 68 cm

First Described (Guide)
Peters, 1854

Range (Guide)

Madagascar.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) [XC343009]
by Mike Nelson from Mahajanga Province; Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar (call)

Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) [XC162300]
by Phil Gregory from Parc Mosa, Ifaty, Toliara, Madagascar (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes united in subgenus Dissodectes with other grey kestrels Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus) and Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni). Most similar to Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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