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

Fox Kestrel Falco alopex

Described by: Heuglin (1861)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

Sahel zone of Africa;
Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, s. Niger, n. Ivory Coast, n. Ghana, n. Togo, Nigeria, n. Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Chad, c. and s. Sudan to Red Sea coast of s. Ethiopia and Eritrea, ne. Uganda, ne. Zaire, nw. Kenya (Lake Turkana, Lokichokio, Kamathia, Kongelai Escarpment, Lake Baringo and Ngong Hills) and Tanzania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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