The greater kestrel or white-eyed kestrel, is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Smith, A 1829
Reference:
S. Afr. Comm. Advertiser
4, no. 205 p.2
Protonym:
Falco rupicoloides
Type locality:
no locality = South Africa.
Avibase ID:
2E4DAA13B579F58F
Avibase ID:
avibase-2E4DAA13
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2E4DAA13
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175652
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Crécerelle aux yeux blancs ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Crécerelle aux yeux blancs ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: White-eyed Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Falco rupicoloides [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Falco rupicoloides [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Falco rupicoloides [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Greater Kestrel ( Falco rupicoloides) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco rupicoloides [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco rupicoloides [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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