Lesser kestrel
Falco naumanni
CommonPhoto: Hari K Patibanda · CC BY 2.0
Birdcarnivore
The lesser kestrel is a small falcon that spends summers across southern Europe and Central Asia before flying to Africa for the winter. It avoids cold northern areas and is becoming scarcer in parts of Europe. Its curved claws inspired its scientific name, which honors a German naturalist.
- Migrates between Europe/Asia and Africa each year
- Named after scientist Johann Friedrich Naumann
- Sickle-shaped claws give its genus the name Falco
GrasslandSavannaFarmAfricaAsiaEurope
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Falco naumanni
- Habitat
- Grassland, Savanna, Farm
- Regions in this directory
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
