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Endangered二名法 Falco punctatusTemminck，1821 毛里裘斯隼（Falco punctatus）是毛里裘斯特有的一種猛禽，分佈在西南部的森林、山崖及峽谷。[2]可能是於上新世晚期的杰拉阶獨自演化成特有的物種。[3] 目录 1 特徵 2 保育狀況 3 參考 4 外部連結 特徵 毛里裘斯隼長26-30.5厘米，重250克。雄鳥較雌鳥稍為細小。翼展45厘米，雙翼較圓。[2]飼養下牠們的壽命約有15年。牠們會在森林內獵食，主要吃壁虎、蜻蜓、蟬、蟑螂及細小的鳥類。[2] 保育狀況 毛里裘斯隼在毛里裘斯殖民前的數量就只有175-325對，可能是因伐林及颱風的影響。最嚴重的衰落是於1950年代及1960年代間，因大量使用滴滴涕及如貓、獴及長尾獼猴等入侵物種的掠食所致。牠們最近親的留尼旺隼亦於1700年滅絕。 於1974年，毛里裘斯隼的數量只餘下4隻，當時是世界上最稀有的鳥類。复育計劃於是展開，最初的嘗試都是失敗的，直至於1979年成功人工孵化雛鳥後，牠們的數量才逐步回升。牠們的數量已超過800隻，數量仍在上升，估計其棲息地仍可以容納多50-150隻。[4]。世界自然保護聯盟自1994年就將牠們的狀況降級為易危。[1] 參考 ^ 1.0 1.1 Falco punctatus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 279. ISBN 0-06-055804-0. ^ Groombridge, Jim J.; Jones, Carl G.; Bayes, Michelle K.; van Zyl, Anthony J.; Carrillo, José; Nichols, Richard A. & Bruford, Michael W. A molecular phylogeny of African kestrels with reference to divergence across the Indian Ocean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2002, 25 (2): 267–277. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00254-3. ^ BirdLife International. Mauritius Kestrel. BirdLife Species Factsheet. 2006
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Showing tail feathers The Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) is a bird of prey from the family Falconidae endemic to the forests of Mauritius, where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's forests, cliffs, and ravines. It is the most distinct of the Indian Ocean kestrels. It colonized its island home to evolve into a distinct species probably during the Gelasian (Late Pliocene). It is the most distant living species among the western Indian Ocean kestrels.
In 1974 the Mauritius kestrel was close to extinction, with only five or, possibly, six known birds, including two in captivity and a solitary breeding female. In 1985, numbers were estimated to have increased slightly in the wild, but it remained critically endangered at fewer than 15 individuals.