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;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] rupicoloides | ;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] rupicoloides | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 29–37 cm (11½-14½ in) | ||
| + | *Rufous plumage | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:TZP GreaterKestrel SER6906.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''arthuri''<br />Photo © by {{user|mikemik|mikemik}}<br />[[Serengeti National Park]], [[Tanzania]], May 2018]] | ||
[[Africa]]:<br /> | [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Angola]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]] | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''F. r. fieldi'': | *''F. r. fieldi'': | ||
:*[[Ethiopia]] and [[Somalia]] | :*[[Ethiopia]] and [[Somalia]] | ||
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Dry areas ranging from open grassland and arid savanna to desert. | Dry areas ranging from open grassland and arid savanna to desert. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | Their main diet consists of beetles, termites and grasshoppers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | [[Image:12347Greater Kestrel Flight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br />Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, [[South Africa]], September 2005 ]] |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:57, 17 July 2018
- Falco rupicoloides
Identification
29–37 cm (11½-14½ in)
- Rufous plumage
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- F. r. fieldi:
- F. r. arthuri:
- F. r. rupicoloides:
- Acacia steppes of southern Africa
Habitat
Dry areas ranging from open grassland and arid savanna to desert.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of beetles, termites and grasshoppers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Kestrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Kestrel
