Fox Kestrel
Falco alopex(Heuglin, MT, 1861)
English (US) Fox Kestrel
The Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
Range: rocky hills and gorges of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Falco alopex
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fox Kestrel
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinnunculus alopex
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1861)
- Type locality
- Gallabat, Sudan.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.3 p.69 pl.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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