Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)

Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea) - HBW 2, p. 260

French: Crécerelle des Seychelles German: Seychellenfalke Spanish: Cernícalo de las Seychelles

Taxonomy: Cerchneis araea Oberholser, 1917, Seychelles.
Considered closest to F. newtoni and F. punctatus in the F. tinnunculus species group. Monotypic.

Distribution: Islands of the Seychelles, W Indian Ocean. On Mahé and its satellites (St Anne, Cerf, Longue and probably Thérèse), Silhouette and North. Reintroduced to Praslin; vagrant to La Digue; and historically on Curieuse, Félicité, Marianne and possibly Sisters.