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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
This small falcon is easily identified by its large, yellow orbital ring and yellow cere and legs. Other than this it is a uniform grey all over. | This small falcon is easily identified by its large, yellow orbital ring and yellow cere and legs. Other than this it is a uniform grey all over. | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 2 April 2009
- Falco ardosiaceus
Identification
This small falcon is easily identified by its large, yellow orbital ring and yellow cere and legs. Other than this it is a uniform grey all over.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa. Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to northern Zambia and southern Angola. Resident.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Open woodland and wooded savanna, cultivated areas close to water
Behaviour
A beautiful slate-grey Kestrel which rarely hovers but rather has a fast dashing flight behaving more like a typical falcon & tending to feed on small birds rather than small mammals or large insects.
