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Falco moluccensis

Identification

Distribution

Indonesia: found on Sulawesi, Java, Bali and the Lesser Sundas east to Timor, and on Buru, Ambon and Seram in Maluku (Moluccas). A single record from southern Borneo. Resident.

Taxonomy

aka Moluccan Kestrel T wo races recognised: microbalia in Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas and moluccensis in Maluku.

Habitat

Forest, woodland and open country at all altitudes.

Behaviour

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