Least ConcernEndemicVertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 174 g
About the Banded Kestrel
The banded kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is also known as the Madagascar banded kestrel, barred kestrel or Madagascar barred kestrel. Its closest relatives are the grey kestrel and Dickinson's kestrel of mainland Africa and the three are sometimes placed in the subgenus Dissodectes.
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Where the Banded Kestrel lives
Regular range
When to see the Banded Kestrel
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Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Seychelles KestrelFalco araeusIt is the smallest of the kestrels, 18–23 cm long with a wingspan of 40–45 cm.
Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatusIt can reach a size between 26 and 30.5 cm (10.2 and 12.0 in).
Saker FalconFalco cherrugThe saker falcon is a large hierofalcon, larger than the lanner falcon and almost as large as gyrfalcon at 45–57 cm (18–22 in) length with a wingspan of 97–126 cm (38–50 in).
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