The Malagasy kestrel (Falco newtoni), also known as the Madagascar kestrel, Malagasy spotted kestrel, Newton's kestrel, Madagascar spotted kestrel, katiti (Creole)[2] or hitsikitsika (Malagasy), is a small bird of prey of the genus Falco. It is named after British ornithologist Edward Newton. It occurs in two subspecies on Madagascar and at Aldabra. The race from Aldabra is also called Aldabra kestrel (Falco newtoni aldabranus). Its closest living relative is the Seychelles kestrel; they were at one time considered conspecific. Their common ancestors appear to have diverged very recently, probably less than 1 million years ago during the Early or Middle Pleistocene.
The Mauritius kestrel is more distantly related.(Groombridge et al. 2002)
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Falco newtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696368A93557702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696368A93557702.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Erritzoe, Johannes & Erritzoe, Helga (1993): The Birds of CITES and How to Identify Them. Lutterworth Press. ISBN 0-7188-2895-X
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