Greater Kestrel

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Kestrel in Etosha National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Greater Kestrel sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 411 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Kestrel in Etosha National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kestrel in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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