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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus   Linnaeus, 1758
 

Distribution: Eurasia, Africa and s Asia  (Map)

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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)




Taxonomy
Red list  - Least Concern   [INFO]
Kingdom Animalia
Animals
Phylum Chordata
Chordates
Class Aves
Birds
Order Falconiformes
Hawks, Eagles, Falcons
Family Falconidae
Falcons and Caracaras
Genus Falco
Species tinnunculus
Eurasian Kestrel
Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies/hybrids/varieties
Subspecies
tinnunculus
N Africa, Europe and Middle East to Siberia
interstinctus
Tibet to China and Japan; winters to India, Malaya, Philippines
objurgatus
S India (Western and Eastern Ghats) and Sri Lanka
canariensis
Madeira and w Canary Islands
dacotiae
E Canary Islands
neglectus
N Cape Verde Islands
alexandri
SE Cape Verde Islands
rupicolaeformis
NE Africa and Arabia
archerii
Somalia, coastal Kenya and Socotra
rufescens
West Africa to Ethiopia, Tanzania and n Angola
rupicolus
N Angola to s Zaire, s Tanzania and South Africa

Taxon names
  English syn. Common Kestrel
  Swedish Tornfalk
  German Turmfalke
  Danish Tĺrnfalk
  Spanish Cernícalo Vulgar
  Estonian Tuuletallaja
  Faroese Grýtissmyril
  Finnish Tuulihaukka
  French Faucon crécerelle
  Hungarian Vörös vércse
  Icelandic Turnfálki
  Italian Gheppio comune
  Japanese Chougembou
  Latvian Lauku piekūns
  Dutch Torenvalk
  Norwegian Tĺrnfalk
  Polish Pustulka
  Portuguese Peneireiro-vulgar
  Sámi Bieggafálli
  Welsh Cudyll Coch


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