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;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] rupicolus | ;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] rupicolus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 27–35 cm (10½-13¾ in) | |
| + | *Greyish head and tail | ||
| + | *Chestnut upperparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Africa: from northern [[Angola]] to [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], southern [[Tanzania]] and [[South Africa]]. | + | [[Image:Rock Kestrel 3 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Binty|Binty}}<br />Cape Point, [[South Africa]], June2014]] |
| + | [[Africa]]: from northern [[Angola]] to [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], southern [[Tanzania]] and [[South Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
It was formerly included in [[Common Kestrel]]. | It was formerly included in [[Common Kestrel]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Fynbos, desert and cliffs. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of small mammals taken from hover-flight. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.3}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 14 January 2018
- Falco rupicolus
Identification
27–35 cm (10½-13¾ in)
- Greyish head and tail
- Chestnut upperparts
Distribution
Africa: from northern Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Tanzania and South Africa.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Common Kestrel.
Habitat
Fynbos, desert and cliffs.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small mammals taken from hover-flight.
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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rock Kestrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rock_Kestrel
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