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Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 250, February 187, March 227, April 324, May 228, June 163, July 153, August 203, September 177, October 183, November 152, December 192.
South Africa2,439
Western Cape2,027
Eastern Cape173
Nothern Cape146
Angola56
Free State29
KwaZulu-Natal23
Namibe22
Namibe22
Mpumalanga17

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderFalcons and Caracaras · Falconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras · Falconidae
GenusTypical Falcons · Falco

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