Malagasy Kestrel (Falco newtoni) [XC294625]
by Bernard BOUSQUET from Anakao Ocean Lodge, Madagascar (call)
Malagasy Kestrel (Falco newtoni) [XC418989]
by Ken Behrens from Berenty Private Reserve, spiny forest, Madagascar (call)
Subspecies
Considered closest to Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) and Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araeus) in the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) species group. A separate subspecies, aldabranus, sometimes recognized for birds from Aldabra Is.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
newtoni (Gurney Sr, 1863) - Madagascar and Aldabra.