#0566 · 🐦 birds

Eurasian Kestrel

🇳🇱 Torenvalk ·Falco tinnunculus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The common kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus ) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel , Eurasian kestrel , or Old World kestrel . In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel ".

base stats

NL sightings 2,069iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 147,617iNaturalist observations
weight 201 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 2,069 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #35 most seen of the birds in NL.
147,617 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 201 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).