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 looking around and taking off. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 7 May 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
Some chicks at the nest box Locality Villafáfila, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
Javier Ortas 28 June 2009 3 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
An adult male at the nest entrance Locality Carmona, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 11 April 2008 5 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A female bringing a prey to the nest and flying away Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 27 June 2005 5 years ago 13 sec 4.1 -
A close up of an adult male. Locality Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Javier Ortas 11 March 2012 1 year ago 31 sec 4 -
A male on a roof, devouring a rodent. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 7 May 2010 2 years ago 1 min 26 sec 4
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A ringed bird
Locality Ávila, Castile and Leon, Spain
juan 21 July 2012 43 weeks ago 4 -
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Locality Madrid, Spain
jorgerubio 12 June 2011 1 year ago 4 -
An adult male
Locality Formello, Lazio Region, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 September 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A male on a wire in Ethiopia.
Locality Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 20 December 2008 4 years ago 4 -
A male, probably adult
Locality Sassoferrato, Marche Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 May 2007 26 weeks ago 3.8 -
A couple on the nest
Locality Fes, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Luis Mario Arce 7 April 2013 4 weeks ago 3.8
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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 16 weeks ago 4
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