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Crested Caracara (Kuifcaracara) | Yellow-Headed Caracara (Geelkopcaracara) | Chimango (Chimango Caracara) | Laughing Falcon (Lachvalk) | Afrikaanse Dwergvalk / Pygmy Falcon | Lesser Kestrel (Kleine Torenvalk) | Common Kestrel (Torenvalk) | Afrikaanse Torenvalk / Rock Kestrel | Nankeen Kestrel (Australische Torenvalk) | American Kestrel (Amerikaanse Torenvalk) | Greater Kestrel (Grote Torenvalk) | Grey Kestrel (Grijze Torenvalk) | Red-Footed Falcon (Roodpootvalk) | Eurasian Hobby (Boomvalk) | Saker Falcon (Sakervalk) | Peregrine Falcon (Slechtvalk)

Common Kestrel (Torenvalk)




Common Kestrel (Eurasian Kestrel) - Falco tinnunculus - Torenvalk
Eurasia and North- and East-Africa.

The following 11 subspecies are being recognized:
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus - Europe and Northwest-Africa to Siberia. Winters to East-Africa and South-Asia;
Falco tinnunculus perpallidus - Northeast-Siberia to Northeast-China and Korea. Winters to East- and Southeast-Asia;
Falco tinnunculus interstinctus - Himalayas to Japan and Indochina. Winters to East- and South-Asia and Philippines;
Falco tinnunculus objurgatus - South-India and Sri Lanka;
Falco tinnunculus canariensis - Madeira and West-Canary Islands;
Falco tinnunculus dacotiae - East-Canary Islands;
Falco tinnunculus neglectus - North-Cape Verde Islands;
Falco tinnunculus alexandri - South-Cape Verde Islands;
Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis - Northeast-Africa and Arabia;
Falco tinnunculus archeri - Socotra Island, Somalia and Northeast-Kenya;
Falco tinnunculus rufescens - West-Africa to Ethiopia south to North-Angola and Tanzania.

Of this species there are also Zoo Photo's available.


Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus interstinctus
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Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus		 Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis
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Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis		 Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis
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Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis		 Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis
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Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis		 Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus dacotiae
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