Rock kestrel
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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F. rupicolus
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| Falco rupicolus Daudin, 1800
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Falco tinnunculus rupicolus Daudin, 1800 |
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The rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
This species occurs in Africa, from northwestern Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to southern Tanzania, and south to South Africa.
