Greater Kestrel

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kidepo Valley National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Greater Kestrel sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kestrel in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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