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Spotted Kestrel / Falco moluccensis LC
- Synonyms Moluccan Kestrel
- Old latin name for bird Tinnunculus moluccensis
Spotted Kestrelbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species

Reunion Kestrel

Merlin

Black Falcon

Common Kestrel

Grey Kestrel

Lesser Kestrel

Eleonora's Falcon

Lanner Falcon
Where to see Spotted Kestrel
- Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion s Philippines, Java and Bali, Sulawesi, Moluccas and Lesser Sundas
Spotted Kestrel subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falco moluccensis microbalius | s Mindanao (s Philippines), Java and Bali, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas) | - | No |
| Falco moluccensis moluccensis | Morotai to Buru and Seram (n, c Moluccas), Kofiau and Gag (nw of New Guinea) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | xallı muymul |
| Catalan | xoriguer de les Moluques |
| Chinese | 斑隼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 斑隼 |
| Croatian | indonezijska vjetruša |
| Czech | poštolka molucká |
| Danish | Moluk Tårnfalk, Moluktårnfalk |
| Dutch | Molukkentorenvalk, Molukse Torenvalk, Indische Torenvalk |
| Esperanto | Moluka turfalko |
| Estonian | sunda tuuletallaja |
| Finnish | sundantuulihaukka |
| French | Faucon des Moluques, Crécerelle des Moluques |
| German | Molukkenfalke |
| Hungarian | szunda vércse |
| Indonesian | Alap-alap menara, Alapalap Sapi, Alap-alap sapi, Alap-alap dadali |
| Italian | Gheppio delle Molucche, Gheppio macchiato |
| Japanese | モルッカチョウゲンボウ |
| Lithuanian | molukinis pelėsakalis |
| Norwegian | indonesiafalk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Indonesiafalk |
| Polish | pustulka plamista, pustułka plamista |
| Portuguese | Francelho-pintado, peneireiro-das-molucas |
| Russian | Молуккская пустельга |
| Serbian | Molučka vetruška |
| Slovak | sokol škvrnitý, sokol červený |
| Spanish | Cernícalo moluqueño, Cernícalo Moluqueno, Cernícalo de las Molucas |
| Swedish | Indonesisk tornfalk, moluckfalk |
| Tatar | Малуку торымтае |
| Turkish | Maluku Kerkenezi |
| Ukrainian | боривітер молуцький |






