The common kestrel is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called "kestrel". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.90
Protonym:
Falco Tinnunculus
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 21.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/107/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
DCDDC20BDA55E5D3
Avibase ID:
avibase-DCDDC20B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DCDDC20B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175620
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Falco [tinnunculus or rupicolus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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