Banded Kestrel

It is 27–30 cm long with a wingspan of 60–68 cm. The upperparts are grey and the tail is dark. The underparts are whitish with dark grey streaks on the throat and upper breast and dark grey barring on the lower breast and belly. The feet, eyes and cere are yellow and there is bare yellow skin around the eye. Juvenile birds are browner than the adults with darker eyes and less bare skin around the eye.

The Banded Kestrel is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) 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. It is 27–30 cm long with a wingspan of 60–68 cm. The upperparts are grey and the tail is dark. More

* Banded Kestrel, Falco zoniventris * Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus * Dickinson's Kestrel, Falco dickinsoni * Fox Kestrel, Falco alopex * Greater Kestrel, Falco rupicoloides * Grey Kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus * Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni * Malagasy Kestrel, Falco newtoni * Mauritius Kestrel, Falco punctatus * Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides More

* Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris All Names * Scientific names * Falco zoniventris * English * Banded Kestrel Colors No colors selected. Range No places selected. More

* Banded Kestrel, Falco zoniventris, found on Madagascar American Kestrel * American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, found in North America and South America Footnotes - 1. ^ See there for a careful discussion of the divergence times mentioned in this article. References - * Groombridge, Jim J.; Jones, Carl G.; Bayes, Michelle K. More

The Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. Its closest relatives are the Grey Kestrel and Dickinson's Kestrel of mainland Africa and the three are sometimes placed in the subgenus Dissodectes. Distribution / Range It is endemic to Madagascar and is also known as the Madagascar Banded Kestrel, Barred Kestrel or Madagascar Barred Kestrel. More

Banded Kestrel, Falco zoniventris, found on Madagascar American Kestrel American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, found in North America and South America The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a small falcon. This bird was (and sometimes still is) colloquially known in North America as the "Sparrow Hawk". This name is misleading because it implies a connection with the Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, which is unrelated; the latter is an accipiter rather than a falcon. More

Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) preening on a bare branch. Lily Arison Rene de Roland Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) perched on a bare branch. The stout bill of the Banded Kestrel is clear in this picture. Lily Arison Rene de Roland Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) perched on a bare branch. Lily Arison Rene de Roland Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) habitiat. More

Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris = Madagascar - Aug, 1997 More

Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris = Described by: Peters, W. (1854) Alternate common name(s): Barred Kestrel, Madagascar Banded Kestrel Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Madagascar - Aug, 1997 More

Banded Kestrel - Falco zoniventris Faucon à ventre rayé = Faucon à ventre rayé Gallery : © Alain Eckert Site web : Web gallery Alain Order : Falconiformes Family : Falconidae Species : Banded Kestrel Reference: alec60180 Other pictures Date taken : 2008 Nov Geographic data Country : Madagascar (ma) Region : Faritanin' i Toliara More

This is a Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) photo page of the Mangoverde World Madagascar Banded Kestrel - Falco zoniventris - The birds of prey ... - Madagascar Banded Kestrel - Falco zoniventris - The birds of prey site of ITIS Standard Report Page: Falco zoniventris - Go to Print Version, Falco zoniventris Peters, 1854 Taxonomic Serial No.: 175657. Falco zoniventris - ...de rapiña. Family: FALCONIDAE, English - falcons. More

The Banded Kestrel is found on Madagascar. 10. The Seychelles Kestrel. 11. The Mauritius Kestrel. 12. The Spotted Kestrel is found in Indonesia. 13. The Nankeen Kestrel is found in Australia and New Guinea. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. More