Malagasy Kestrel

Falco newtoni - Crécerelle malgache

Crécerelle malgache
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Falconiformes

  • Family
    :

    Falconidés

  • Genus
    :

    Falco

  • Species
    :

    newtoni

Descriptor

Gurney, JH Sr, 1863

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 25 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 49 à 63 cm.
  • Weight
    : 90 à 153 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Crécerelle malgache
Crécerelle malgache

Malagasy Kestrel (Falco newtoni) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Falco newtoni newtoni (Madagascar)
  • Falco newtoni aldabranus (Aldabra and Anjouan Is.)

Foreign names

  • Crécerelle malgache,
  • Cernícalo de Aldabra,
  • francelho-malgaxe,
  • Madagaskarfalke,
  • madagaszkári vércse,
  • Madagaskartorenvalk,
  • Gheppio del Madagascar,
  • madagaskarfalk,
  • Madagaskarfalk,
  • sokol hrdzavochrbtý,
  • poštolka madagaskarská,
  • Madagaskartårnfalk,
  • madagaskarintuulihaukka,
  • xoriguer de Newton,
  • pustułka malgaska,
  • Мадагаскарская пустельга,
  • マダガスカルチョウゲンボウ,
  • 马岛隼,
  • madagaskarfalk,
  • 馬達加斯加隼,

Voice song and call

Crécerelle malgache

Habitat

Crécerelle malgache

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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