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Reunion Kestrel

Falco duboisi Cowles, GS 1994

The Réunion kestrel is an extinct bird of prey which belongs to the falcon family. It inhabited the Mascarene island of Réunion and was part of the Western Indian Ocean radiation of kestrels. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Falconiformes
Family:
  Falconidae
Genus:
   Falco
Scientific:
  Falco duboisi


Original description

Citation:
  Cowles, GS 1994

Reference:
   Geobios 27(1) p.89

Protonym:
  Falco duboisi

Link:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-6995(06)80215-9


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F9A74DD986F1FCB9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F9A74DD9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F9A74DD9


Taxonomic Serial Number:


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Falco duboisi: formerly Réunion; extinct, may have survived until the 1670s
English:
Reunion Kestrel
Catalan:
Xoriguer de l'illa de la Reunió
Czech:
poštolka réunionská
Danish:
Réuniontårnfalk
German:
Réunionfalke
Spanish:
Cernícalo de Reunión
Spanish (Spain):
Cernícalo de Reunión
Finnish:
réunionintuulihaukka
French:
Crécerelle de La Réunion
Croatian:
reunionska vjetruša
Hungarian:
réunioni vércse
Italian:
Gheppio di Réunion
Japanese:
レユニオンチョウゲンボウ
Lithuanian:
Reunjoninis pelėsakalis
Dutch:
Réunionvalk
Norwegian:
reunionfalk
Polish:
pustułka reuniońska
Portuguese:
francelho-da-reunião
Portuguese (Portugal):
peneireiro-da-reunião
Russian:
Реюньонская пустельга
Slovak:
sokol réunionský
Serbian:
Vetruška sa ostrva Reunion
Swedish:
réunionfalk
Ukrainian:
боривітер реюньйонський
Chinese:
留岛隼
Chinese (Traditional):
留尼旺隼


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco buboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco buboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco buboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco buboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco buboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Clements, version 2021:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Clements, version 2022:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Clements, version 2023:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 2019:
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Reunion Kestrel ( Falco duboisi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: fossil species (extinct)

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Azerbaijani: Reyunyon muymulu
Catalan: Xoriguer de l'illa de la Reunió
Czech: poštolka réunionská
Danish: Réuniontårnfalk
German: Reunion-Falke, Réunionfalke
English: Reunion Kestrel
English, HBW: Reunion Kestrel
English (IOC): Reunion Kestrel
English (United States): Reunion Kestrel
Esperanto: Reunia turfalko
Spanish: Cernícalo de Reunión
Spanish (Spain): Cernícalo de Reunión
Estonian: réunioni tuuletallaja
Finnish: réunionintuulihaukka
French: Crécerelle de la Réunion
Croatian: reunionska vjetruša
Hungarian: réunioni vércse
Italian: Gheppio di Réunion
Japanese: レユニオンチョウゲンボウ
Kazakh: Реюньон күйкентайы
Scientific: Falco buboisi, Falco duboisi
Lithuanian: Reunjoninis pelėsakalis
Dutch: Réunionvalk
Norwegian: reunionfalk
Polish: pustułka reuniońska
Portuguese: francelho-da-reunião
Portuguese (Portugal): peneireiro-da-reunião
Russian: Реюньонская пустельга
Slovak: sokol réunionský
Serbian: Vetruška sa ostrva Reunion
Swedish: Réunionfalk
Turkish: Reünyon kerkenezi
Tatar: Реюньон торымтае
Ukrainian: боривітер реюньйонський
Chinese: 留岛隼
Chinese (Traditional): 留尼旺隼

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