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Common Kestrel

Also known as Eurasian Kestrel, European Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, Windhover, Old World Kestrel

species of bird

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The Common Kestrel, scientifically known as Falco tinnunculus, is a species within the falcon family. It is also referred to by common names such as Turmfalke, Cernícalo vulgar, and Faucon crécerelle. This diurnal bird is classified as a taxon and is an instance of a species. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a classification confirmed in 2021.

The species has a wide range that includes Brazil, the Nanling Mountains, South America, and Africa. Physical characteristics include a wingspan of 0.73 and a mass of 201. Reproductive details indicate an egg incubation period of 28 days and an average litter size of 4.2. The organism is active during the day and is not extinct.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Eurasian Kestrel

species

Observations132,572

Der Turmfalke (Falco tinnunculus) ist der am häufigsten vorkommende Falke Mitteleuropas. Der Öffentlichkeit ist er relativ vertraut, da er sich auch Städte und Stadträume als Lebensraum erobert hat und öfter beim „Rüttelflug“ zu beobachten ist (daher auch die verbreitete Bezeichnung Rüttler – nicht zu verwechseln wiederum mit dem Rötelfalken). 2007 war der Turmfalke in Deutschland und 2008 in der Schweiz „Vogel des Jahres“.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: falcon
Award: Bird of the Year
Mass: 201
Image: Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tal Chappar Rajasthan India 14.02.2013.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Falco tinnunculus
taxon name: Falco tinnunculus
Commons gallery: Falco tinnunculus
wingspan: 0.73
litter size: 4.2
egg incubation period: 28
sequenced genome URL: www.ensembl.org/Falco_tinnunculus
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
taxon range: Africa
diel cycle: diurnality
short name: F. tinnunculus
taxon common name: peneireiro-eurasiático
nomenclatural type of: falcon

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Encyclopedic overview

Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called the "kestrel".

This species occurs over a large native range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. It has colonized a few oceanic islands, but vagrant individuals are generally rare; in the whole of Micronesia for example, the species was only recorded twice each on Guam and Saipan in the Marianas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common Kestrel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.