Greater Kestrel (Grootrooivalk)

Falco rupicoloides (182)

Tswana name: Phakalane

Other names: White-eyed Kestrel

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Greater Kestrel Canon 40D Focal length 400mm
April 2009 Botsalano, North West Adult
Greater Kestrel Canon 40D Focal length 400mm
April 2009 Botsalano, North West Juvenile (dark eye)
Greater Kestrel Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/1250 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 320
May 2010 Devon Farmlands, Mpumulanga Adult

Experiences with species

Greater Kestrels prefer drier habitats. The adults have a white eye which is diagnostic in identification.