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Greater kestrel
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Species:
F. rupicoloides
Binomial name
Falco rupicoloides
Smith, A, 1829
The greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) or white-eyed kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Falco rupicoloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696398A93559628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696398A93559628.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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