Dickinson's Kestrel
Falco dickinsoniSclater, PL, 1864
English (US) Dickinson's Kestrel
The Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) 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: palms and savanna of east-central and northeastern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Falco dickinsoni
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dickinson's Kestrel
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1864
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1864
- Type locality
- Chibasa, Shire River, Nyasaland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.2 p.248
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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