Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European ... Read More

The name kestrel is given to several members of the falcon genus, Falco. Kestrels are most ... The American kestrel is the only New World species termed ​kestrel. The molecular data of Groombridge as well as morphological peculiarities (like ... Read More

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), also called the sparrow hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one ... Read More

... beside roads and at airports. Perches on wires and posts, and typically hunts by hovering, at times fairly high overhead.​ Very similar to Lesser Kestrel. Read More

... beside roads and at airports. Perches on wires and posts, and typically hunts by hovering, at times fairly high overhead.​ Very similar to Lesser Kestrel. Read More

... beside roads and at airports. Perches on wires and posts, and typically hunts by hovering, at times fairly high overhead.​ Very similar to Lesser Kestrel. Read More

The primaries of the Common Kestrel are slate gray up to gray-brown with white notches on the inner vane which create a stripe pattern. Adult males have pure ... Read More

The common kestrel (F. tinnunculus), ranging over most of the Old World and sometimes called the Old World, Eurasian, or European kestrel, is slightly larger ... Read More

Common Kestrel is territorial and strongly defends its territory. It may chase larger raptors, harassing them until they fly away from the area. It is common to see the​ ... Read More

Kestrel · Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus · Bird family: Falcons · UK conservation status: Amber · Protected by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981​ ... Read More