The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging...

The term kestrel (from French: crécerelle, derivative from crécelle, i.e. ratchet) is the common name given to several species of predatory birds from...

a 63–72 cm (25–28 in) wingspan. It looks very much like the larger common kestrel but has proportionally shorter wings and tail. It shares a brown back...

Eurasian sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus), 184 g (6.5 oz) common kestrel and 152 g (5.4 oz) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) . Perhaps surprisingly, given the...

family Falconidae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). This species occurs in Africa, from northwestern...

and are probably much closer to each other than the lesser and common kestrels. Kestrels feed chiefly on terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates of appropriate...

kestrel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kestrel is a type of bird. Common kestrel, the most common species Kestrel may also refer to: Kestrel (rocket...

peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Slower raptors like black and red kites (Milvus...

species of Falco (such as the common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus) except on (originally) forested Mauritius where kestrels hunt arboreally more like hawks...

derived from Ancient Greek kenkhris 'kestrel' and -oides 'resembling'. The common names Mosquito Hawk, Kestrel, Windhover, Hoverer are cited in the Australian...

kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Though it has been called the American sparrowhawk, this common name...

than its relative F. punctatus on Mauritius, being about the size of a common kestrel, or around 35 cm from head to tail, with males being noticeably smaller...

The spotted kestrel (Falco moluccensis) is also known as the Moluccan kestrel. Little is known about the spotted kestrel, although it is thought to be...

hawk-cuckoo Common hill myna Common iora Common jery Common kestrel Common kingfisher Common linnet Common loon Common merganser Common miner Common moorhen...

spot-winged falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax). Falcons and caracaras are small to...

along the southwestern border. Among the state's fauna are mona monkey, common kestrel, purple heron, and royal antelope, along with some of Nigeria's last...

predators are owls, but it is also eaten by other predators, including common kestrel, common buzzard and peregrine falcon. Like other voles they are short-lived...

mainly birds of prey, including the peregrine falcon, the common kestrel and the common buzzard. The area has also a rich archaeological past; for example...

included profanity. In some birds, such as the peregrine falcon and the common kestrel, it is possible to see black feathering underneath their eyes on their...

colour-mediated frugivory is equivocal and may be scale dependant. Common kestrels are able to locate the trails of voles with vision; these small rodents...

white-eyed buzzard and shikra. Migratory raptors including black baza, common kestrel and booted eagle can be seen during the winter months. Resident birds...

raptor in the continent, after the common buzzards (>700,000 pairs), Eurasian sparrowhawk (>340,000 pairs) and common kestrel (>330,000 pairs). The most populated...

Common Kestrel, Little Owl, Eurasian Eagle-owl, European Goldfinch, Serin, Ortolan, Dartford Warbler, Wheateater, Red-legged Partridge and Common Quail...

themselves, and gash gold-vermilion. "Windhover" is another name for the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). The name refers to the bird's ability to hover...

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...

(disambiguation) Windhover (disambiguation), various meanings including the Common Kestrel This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hover...

the whole brood would survive. In a study on brood reduction in the common kestrel, it was shown that when brood reduction occurred in asynchronous nests...

range: Oligocene – Holocene, 30.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom:...

easterly parts of the municipality. The world's largest population of the common kestrel can be found in the Perales del Río neighborhood. The urban portions...

rock-thrush, wood pigeon, Dartford warbler, goshawk, Eurasian sparrowhawk, common kestrel, peregrine falcon and golden eagle. Grazia Deledda, Nobel Prize in Literature...