5,758 observationsLeast Concern
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Chordata βΊClass: Aves βΊOrder: Falconiformes βΊFamily: Falconidae βΊGenus: Falco
About
The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon. This species breeds from the Mediterranean across Afghanistan and Central Asia, to China and Mongolia. It is a summer migrant, wintering in Africa and Pakistan and sometimes even to India and Iraq. It is rare north of its breeding range, and declining in its European range. The genus name derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referencing the claws of the bird, and the species name...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Lesser Kestrel is Falco naumanni.
- Lesser Kestrel belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Lesser Kestrel belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Lesser Kestrel belongs to the class Aves.
- Lesser Kestrel belongs to the order Falconiformes.
- Lesser Kestrel belongs to the family Falconidae.
- Lesser Kestrel belongs to the genus Falco.