Caracaras, Falcons

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

The Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) is a 261 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

261 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia.

Where to see it: Etosha NP · Okaukuejo Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Etosha NP · Halali Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Serengeti NP (Tanzania); Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana); Amboseli NP (Kenya).

Photo: (c) Frank Vassen, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist