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Mauritius Kestrel
Falco punctatus Temminck, CJ 1821
The Mauritius kestrel is a bird of prey from the family Falconidae endemic to the forests of Mauritius, where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's forests, cliffs, and ravines. It is the most distinct of the Indian Ocean kestrels. It colonized its island home to evolve into a distinct species probably during the Gelasian . It is the most distant living species among the western Indian Ocean kestrels. Source: Wikipedia
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Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco punctatus
Classification
Order:Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco punctatus
Original description
Citation:
Temminck, CJ 1821
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.8, vol.1 pl.45, p.83
Protonym:
Falco punctatus
Type locality:
Mauritius.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109466#page/267/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D1069C2691CA8EE5
Avibase ID:
avibase-D1069C26
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D1069C26
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175650
ENDANGERED
English:
Mauritius Kestrel
Catalan:
Xoriguer de l'illa Maurici
Czech:
poštolka mauricijská
Danish:
Mauritiustårnfalk
German:
Mauritiusfalke
Spanish:
Cernícalo de la Mauricio
Spanish (Spain):
Cernícalo de La Mauricio
Finnish:
mauritiuksentuulihaukka
French:
Crécerelle de Maurice
Croatian:
mauricijska vjetruša
Hungarian:
mauritiusi vércse
Italian:
Gheppio di Mauritius
Japanese (romaji):
mo-rishasuchougenbou
Japanese:
モーリシャスチョウゲンボウ
Lithuanian:
Mauricinis pelėsakalis
Dutch:
Mauritiustorenvalk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mauritiusfalk
Norwegian:
Mauritiusfalk
Polish:
pustułka maskareńska
Portuguese:
Francelho-das-maurício
Portuguese (Portugal):
peneireiro-das-maurícias
Russian:
Маврикийская пустельга
Slovak:
sokol bodkavý
Serbian:
Mauricijska vetruška
Swedish:
mauritiusfalk
Ukrainian:
Боривітер маврикійський
Chinese:
毛里求斯隼
Chinese (Traditional):
模里西斯隼
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Avilist 2025: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Crécerelle de Maurice ( Falco punctatus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Crécerelle de Maurice ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2025: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2015: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2016: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2017: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2018: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2019: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2021: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2022: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2023: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2024: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| eBird version 2025: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Falco punctatus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Falco punctatus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Falco punctatus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco punctatus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco punctatus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Mavriki muymulu
Catalan: Xoriguer de l'illa Maurici
Montenegrin: mauricijuska vjetruška, маурицијуска вјетрушка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): маурицијуска вјетрушка
Czech: poštolka mauricijská, Poštolka skvrnitá
Danish: Mauritiustårnfalk
German: Mauritiusfalke, Mauritiusturmfalke
English: Mauritius Kestrel
English, HBW: Mauritius Kestrel
English (IOC): Mauritius Kestrel
English (United States): Mauritius Kestrel
Esperanto: Maŭricia turfalko
Spanish: Cernícalo de la Isla Mauricio, Cernícalo de la Mauricio
Spanish (Spain): Cernícalo de La Mauricio
Spanish (HBW): Mauritius Kestrel
Estonian: mauritiuse tuuletallaja
Finnish: Mauritiuksentuulihaukka
French: Crécerelle de Maurice, Faucon de Maurice
Croatian: mauricijska vjetruša
Hungarian: mauritiusi vércse
Italian: Gheppio di Mauritius
Japanese (romaji): moarishasuchougenbou, mo-rishasuchougembou, mo-rishasuchougenbou
Japanese: モアリシャスチョウゲンボウ, モーリシャスチョウゲンボウ
Kazakh: Маврикия күйкентайы
Kirghiz: Маврикий күйкөсү
Scientific: Falco punctatus
Lithuanian: Mauricinis pelėsakalis
Maltese: ispanjulett tal-Mawrizju, spanjulett tal-Mawrizju
Dutch: Mauritiustorenvalk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mauritiusfalk
Norwegian: Mauritiusfalk
Polish: pustulka maskarenska, pustułka maskareńska
Portuguese: Francelho-das-maurício
Portuguese (Portugal): peneireiro-das-maurícias
Russian: Маврикийская пустельга
Slovak: sokol bodkavý
Serbian: Mauricijska vetruška
Swedish: Mauritiusfalk
Turkish: Morityus kerkenezi
Tatar: Маврикий торымтае
Ukrainian: Боривітер маврикійський
Chinese: 毛里求斯隼
Chinese (Traditional): 模里西斯隼
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