Common Kestrel / Falco tinnunculus
| Common Kestrel bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Eurasian Kestrel (Eurasian), Eurasian kestrel, Kestrel, Common, Lesser Cape Verde or Greater Cape Verde Kestrel |
| Order | Falcons / Falconiformes |
| Family | Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae |
| Genus | Falco |
| Breeding region | Africa, Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
| Non breeding region | OR |
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Related species
Reunion Kestrel
Black Falcon
Grey Falcon
Laggar Falcon
Rock Kestrel
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Mauritius Kestrel
Grey Kestrel
Where to see Common Kestrel
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Common Kestrel subspecies (11)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falco tinnunculus alexandri | s Cape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, nw of w Africa) | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus archeri | Socotra, Somalia and ne Kenya | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus canariensis | Madeira and Porto Santo (Madeira group, nc Macaronesia) and w, c Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa) | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus dacotiae | e Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa) | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus interstinctus | Himalayas to Japan and Indochina | e, s Asia, Luzon and Palawan groups (n, sw Philippines) | No |
| Falco tinnunculus neglectus | n Cape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, nw of w Africa) | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus objurgatus | s India and Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus perpallidus | ne Siberia to ne China and Korean Pen. | e, se Asia | No |
| Falco tinnunculus rufescens | West Africa to Ethiopia s to n Angola and Tanzania | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis | ne Africa and Arabia | - | No |
| Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus | Europe and nw Africa to Siberia | to e Africa and s Asia | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooivalk, Toringvalk |
| Albanian | Skifteri kthetrazi |
| Arabic | عوسق, العوسق |
| Armenian | Սովորական Հողմավար Բազե |
| Azerbaijani | Adi muymulu, Adi muymul |
| Basque | Belatz gorria, Belatz, Belatz gorri |
| Belarusian | Сокал-пустальга |
| Bengali | পাতি কেস্ট্রেল |
| Breton | Falc'hun-logod, Ar falc'hun logod |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена ветрушка, Черношипа ветрушка |
| Catalan | xoriguer comú |
| Chinese | 红鹞子, 红隼, 茶隼, 黄燕, 红鹰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 茶隼, 茶鷹, 紅鷂子, 黄燕, 紅鷹, 紅隼, 黃燕 |
| Cornish | Tygry |
| Croatian | vjetruša |
| Czech | poštolka obecná |
| Danish | Tårnfalk |
| Dutch | Torenvalk |
| Esperanto | Turfalko |
| Estonian | tuuletallaja |
| Faroese | Grýtissmyril |
| Finnish | tuulihaukka |
| French | C. négligée ou C. d'Alexander, Faucon crécerelle |
| Frisian | reade wikel |
| Galician | Lagarteiro común, Peneireiro común, Lagarteiro |
| Georgian | ჩვეულებრივი კირკიტა |
| German | Turmfalke |
| Greek | Βραχoκιρκίvεζo, Βραχοκιρκίνεζο |
| Hebrew | בז מצוי |
| Hungarian | vörös vércse |
| Icelandic | Turnfálki |
| Indonesian | Alapalap Erasia, Alap-alap erasia, Burung Alap-alap Erasia |
| Irish | Pocaire Gaoithe |
| Italian | Gheppio |
| Japanese | マグソダカ, チョウゲンボウ |
| Kazakh | Кәдімгі күйкентай |
| Korean | 황조롱이 |
| Latvian | lauka piekuns, lauku piekūns |
| Lithuanian | Paprastasis pelesakalis, paprastasis pelėsakalis |
| Luxembourgish | Tuermfallék, Kréchel |
| Macedonian | Ветрушка, ветрушка, Обична (Црнонокна) ветрушка |
| Malay | Burung Helang Kestrel, Burung Falko Serani, Burung Falko Padang |
| Malayalam | വിറയൻപുള്ള്, വിറയന് പുള്ള് |
| Maltese | Spanjulett |
| Manx | Stannoir Ruy, Stannair ruy |
| Marathi | खरूची |
| Mongolian | Начин шонхор, Шонхор |
| Nepali | बाÄडाइ |
| Northern Sami | Bieggafálli |
| Norwegian | Tårnfalk, tårnfalk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Tårnfalk |
| Persian | دلیجۀ معمولی, دلیجه معمولی |
| Polish | pustułka, pustułka (zwyczajna), pustulka |
| Portuguese | peneireiro-de-dorso-malhado, peneireiro-de-dorso-malhado / peneireiro, Peneireiro, peneireiro-eurasiático |
| Romanian | Vânturel roşu, vânturel rosu, Vânturel roșu |
| Romansh | Crivel |
| Russian | Пустельга, Обыкновенная пустельга, Пустельга обыкновенная |
| Sardinian | Spradderi |
| Serbian | Vetruška, obična vjetruška |
| Slovak | sokol myšiar (pustovka), Sokol myšiar |
| Slovenian | navadna postovka, postovka |
| Spanish | Cernícalo vulgar |
| Swahili | Kozi Kichwa-kijivu |
| Swedish | tornfalk |
| Tamil | Sivappu Vallooru |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวเคสเตรล |
| Turkish | Kerkenez, Кәдімгі күйкентай |
| Turkmen | kerkenez |
| Ukrainian | боривітер звичайний, Боривiтер звичайний |
| Vietnamese | Chim Cắt lưng hung |
| Welsh | Cudyll coch |