Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)

Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni) - HBW 2, p. 260

French: Crécerelle malgache German: Madagaskarfalke Spanish: Cernícalo de Aldabra
Other common names: Newton's Kestrel, Aldabra Kestrel

Taxonomy: Tinnunculus newtoni Gurney, 1863, Madagascar.
Considered closest to F. punctatus and F. araea in the F. tinnunculus species group. A separate race, aldabranus, sometimes recognized for birds from Aldabra Is. Monotypic.

Distribution: Madagascar and Aldabra Is; perhaps rare vagrant to the Comoro Is.