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;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] alopex | ;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] alopex | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: [[Ivory Coast]] east to [[Sudan]], western [[Ethiopia]] and north-west [[Kenya]]. |
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| + | Resident in some parts of range but mainly a dry-season migrant to West African savannas (present October-June). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry open savanna and semi-desert with trees. | + | Dry open savanna and semi-desert with trees; rocky hills and gorges. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Falco+alopex}} | {{GSearch|Falco+alopex}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Falco]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Falco]] | ||
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- Falco alopex
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: Ivory Coast east to Sudan, western Ethiopia and north-west Kenya.
Resident in some parts of range but mainly a dry-season migrant to West African savannas (present October-June).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry open savanna and semi-desert with trees; rocky hills and gorges.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fox Kestrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fox_Kestrel
