Spotted Kestrel
Falco moluccensis(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Spotted Kestrel
The Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Falco moluccensis
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Kestrel
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Falco moluccensis moluccensis
- Falco moluccensis microbalius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinnunculus moluccensis
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Cheribon, Java; Hart. gives t.l. as Amboina
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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