Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Common Kestrel
The Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 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 tinnunculus
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Common Kestrel
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Falco tinnunculus perpallidus
- Falco tinnunculus interstinctus
- Falco tinnunculus objurgatus
- Falco tinnunculus canariensis
- Falco tinnunculus dacotiae
- Falco tinnunculus neglectus
- Falco tinnunculus alexandri
- Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis
- Falco tinnunculus archeri
- Falco tinnunculus rufescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco Tinnunculus
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 21.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.90
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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