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;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] ardosiaceus | ;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] ardosiaceus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 28–33 cm | |
| + | *Slate-grey plumage | ||
| + | *Large, yellow orbital ring | ||
| + | *Yellow [[Topography#Heads|cere]] and legs | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. [[Senegal]] east to [[Ethiopia]] and south to northern [[Zambia]] and southern [[Angola]] | + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. [[Senegal]] east to [[Ethiopia]] and south to northern [[Zambia]] and southern [[Angola]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:3383 gk sm filtered.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />[[Murchison Falls National Park]], Masindi District, [[Uganda]], July 2013]] | |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodland and wooded savanna, cultivated areas close to water | Open woodland and wooded savanna, cultivated areas close to water | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Flight==== | |
| + | Rarely hovers but rather has a fast dashing flight behaving more like a typical falcon | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They tend to feed on small birds, rather than small mammals, or large insects such as grasshoppers and reptiles like lizards, snakes and chameleons. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Falco+ardosiaceus}} | {{GSearch|Falco+ardosiaceus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Falco]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Falco]] | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 30 March 2015
- Falco ardosiaceus
Identification
28–33 cm
- Slate-grey plumage
- Large, yellow orbital ring
- Yellow cere and legs
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa. Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to northern Zambia and southern Angola.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open woodland and wooded savanna, cultivated areas close to water
Behaviour
Flight
Rarely hovers but rather has a fast dashing flight behaving more like a typical falcon
Diet
They tend to feed on small birds, rather than small mammals, or large insects such as grasshoppers and reptiles like lizards, snakes and chameleons.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Kestrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Kestrel
