Rock kestrel
| Rock kestrel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Neornithes |
| Infraclass: | Neognathae |
| Superorder: | Neoaves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Falco |
| Species: | F. rupicolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Falco rupicolus Daudin, 1800 | |
| Subspecies | |
|
None. Monotypic. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Falco tinnunculus rupicolus Daudin, 1800 | |
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.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/16/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.