Rock Kestrel
Falco rupicolus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,708
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
Description
The rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). This species occurs in Africa, from northwestern Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to southern Tanzania, and south to South Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rock kestrel”.