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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Birds

Common Kestrel, also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally known simply as the kestrel.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Falco tinnunculus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Falconidae, Taxa
Source Common kestrel (Wikidata)

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Falco tinnunculus

In Ecosystem

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Least Weasel
Additional Source Chernobyl exclusion zone (Wikipedia)Article text
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Denmark

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Mauritius

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North America

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Norway

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Falco tinnunculus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "Common kestrels are important in controlling agr"
    Common kestrels are important in controlling agricultural pests, especially mice and voles.
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
    chaparral chaparral
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4. Common kestrel (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26490 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q26490
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Falconidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Chernobyl exclusion zone (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Article text
The populations of traditional Polesian animals (such as the gray wolf, badger, wild boar, roe deer, white-tailed eagle, black stork, western marsh harrier, short-eared owl, red deer, moose, great egret, whooper swan, least weasel, common kestrel, and beaver) have multiplied enormously and begun expanding outside the zone.
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