Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) - HBW 2, p. 259
French: Faucon crécerellette
German: Rötelfalke
Spanish: Cernícalo Primilla
Taxonomy: Falco Naumanni Fleischer, 1818, southern Germany and Switzerland; error = Sicily.
Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Europe and N Africa E through E Europe, Asia Minor and Iran to Mongolia and N China (E to Shandong). Winters in Africa S of Sahara; also and irregularly in parts of S Asia.
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A male on a roof with a parcially devoured rodent. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 7 May 2010 2 years ago 41 sec 4.7 -
A pair mating on a roof. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 7 May 2010 2 years ago 1 min 42 sec 4.6 -
A female on a roof in the snow Locality Ifrane, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2007 5 years ago 25 sec 4.6 -
A male bringing a prey to the nest in strong wind Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 27 June 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 4.6 -
A pair on a roof, the male preening while another female is flying by. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 7 May 2010 2 years ago 53 sec 4.5 -
Several males on a roof, one calling Locality Ifrane, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2007 5 years ago 38 sec 4.5
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Close up of a male carrying a grasshopper to feed the chicks
Locality Castro Verde, Baixo Alentejo, Alentejo Region, Portugal
Jose Viana 26 June 2008 3 years ago 4.7 -
A couple at nest entrance at matting season.
Locality Portugal
Jose Viana 23 April 2009 3 years ago 4.7 -
Sitting on rocks
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 19 March 2011 2 years ago 4.6 -
Macho de primilla.
Locality La Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Jesús Giraldo Gutiérrez d... 48 weeks ago 4.5 -
a female in flight
Locality Matera, Basilicata Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 11 August 2012 43 weeks ago 4.4 -
A pair of Lesser Kestrel male & female. The chance to get a photo of both together in the wild is rare.
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 19 March 2011 2 years ago 4.4
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A male calling (several Common Starlings whistling on the background). Locality Ifrane, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2007 20 weeks ago 4
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