Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Falco [tinnunculus or rupicolus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kransvalk, Rooivalk, Rooivalk (Kransvalk)
Azerbaijani: qaya muymulu
Czech: poštolka jihoafrická
Danish: Klippefalk
German: Felsenfalke, Turmfalke
English: Eurasian Kestrel (Rock), Rhode's Kestrel, Rock Kestrel, South African Kestrel
English, HBW: Common Kestrel (Rock)
English (IOC): Rock Kestrel
English (Philippines): Common Kestrel (Rock)
English (United States): Rock Kestrel
Esperanto: Roka turfalko
Spanish: Cernícalo Africano
Spanish (Spain): Cernícalo Africano
Spanish (HBW): Rock Kestrel
French: Crécerelle des rochers, Faucon crécerelle, Faucon crécerelle (sud-africain), Faucon des rochers, Faucon sud-africain
Italian: Falco sudafricano
Japanese (romaji): minamiafurikachougenbou
Japanese: ミナミアフリカチョウゲンボウ
Mongolian, Halh: зээрд шонхор
Kwangali: Kakodi
Scientific: Cerchneis tinnunculus ngamiensis, Cerchneis tinnunculus rhodesi, Falco rupicolus, Falco tinnuculus rupicolus, Falco tinnunculus ngamiensis, Falco tinnunculus rhodesi, Falco tinnunculus rupicolus, Tinnunculus rupicolus rhodesi
Mongolian: зээрд шонхор, шар хумст шонхор
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): зээрд шонхор, шар хумст шонхор
Dutch: Rotsvalk, Torenvalk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Klippefalk
Norwegian: klippefalk
Polish: pustułka skalna
Portuguese: Peneireiro-vulgar
Portuguese (Portugal): peneireiro-africano
Russian: Скальная пустельга
Slovak: sokol savanový
Shona: Rukodzi
Serbian: Kamenjarska vetruška
Sotho, Southern: Seotsanyana
Swedish: Klippfalk
Tswana: Phakalane
Turkish: Kaya kerkenezi
Tsonga: Kavakavana
Ukrainian: боривітер савановий
Xhosa: Intambanane
Chinese: 岩隼
Chinese (Traditional): 岩隼
Zulu: uMathebeni