Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Madagascar Kestrel

Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni

Described by: Gurney (1863)
Alternate common name(s): Malagasy Kestrel, Newton's Kestrel, Aldabra Kestrel
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ifaty, Madagascar - Dec, 2006 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Madagascar - Sep, 1994 © Martin Kramer  Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles - Date unknown © Richard White  Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles - Date unknown © Richard White 
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Range

Madagascar; Comoro Is.;
Two populations;
Madagascar. Comoro Is. (Anjounan Is.). Aldabra.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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