Lesser Kestrel
A species of True Falcons Scientific name : Falco naumanni Genus : True Falcons
Lesser Kestrel, A species of True Falcons
Botanical name: Falco naumanni
Genus: True Falcons
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Description
It shares a brown back and barred grey underparts with the larger species. The male has a grey head and tail like male common kestrels, but lacks the dark spotting on the back, the black malar stripe, and has grey patches in the wings. The call is a diagnostic harsh chay-chay-chay, unlike the common kestrel's kee-kee-kee. Neither sex has dark talons as is usual in falcons; those of this species are a peculiar whitish-horn color. 
Size
32 cm
Life Expectancy
6 years
Feeding Habits
Lesser Kestrel primarily feasts on insects, supplemented by small mammals, young rabbits, birds, bats, reptiles, amphibians, and occasionally fish and crabs. It employs agile flight during hunting, often at dusk or dawn, and shows a preference for open fields as foraging grounds.
Habitat
Lesser Kestrel is typically found in open areas with hot, dry climates, favoring environments with limited vegetation, such as steppe, pastures, semi-deserts, and extensively cultivated lands, often near towns. Geographically, the species can be found in a variety of landscapes across broader regions, including savannas and sweet grasslands of highland Africa. Normally inhabiting flat to undulating terrain in lowlands, lesser Kestrel also breeds at elevations up to 1500 m, and has been observed nesting even higher in certain areas. On migration, lesser Kestrel reaches altitudes up to 3000 m. This bird relies on built structures or cliffs for nesting and often forms large communal roosts in old buildings, on suitable trees, or on migratory routes, sometimes mixing with other falcon species.
Dite type
Carnivorous
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Diurnal Birds of Prey Family
Falcons and caracaras Genus
True Falcons Species
Lesser Kestrel 
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