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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Greater Cape Verde Kestrel* |
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Falco alexandri |
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Description (4)
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Greater Cape Verde Kestrel
© agefotostock.com
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Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)
Size
27 - 35 cm
First Described (Guide)
Bourne, 1955
Habitat
Cultivated fields, moors, heaths, roadsides and even urban areas.
Cape Verde (B).
South-eastern Cape Verde Is.
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Food
Mainly small mammals. Also some birds, reptiles and insects.
Nest
A hole of a tree, buidling or cliff, or an old crows nest, with little nest material.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 4 - 5
Color: white, with heavy red-brown markings
Dimensions: (ellipsoidal)
Incubation: 28 days mainly by female
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
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