Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel)
Falco tinnunculus – Common kestrel (click to enlarge)
| Common name | Common Kestrel |
| Scientific name | Falco tinnunculus |
| Family | Psittacidae |
| Description | A small slender falcon, brick red above with grey head; light buff below with brown spearhead spots. In flight the pointed black wings and rounded grey tail with broad black terminal band are useful clues to identification. Female rufous above, including head, cross-barred with blackish. Singly, in open country, perched on stake or hovering |