Common Kestrel
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Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Silhouette: Rebecca Groom · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Satpura National Park
41 Verified sightings at Satpura National Park From 2019 to 2026
27,064 Verified sightings across all 91 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Kestrel

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

This species occurs over a large native range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. It has colonized a few oceanic islands, but vagrant individuals are generally rare; in the whole of Micronesia for example, the species was only recorded twice each on Guam and Saipan in the Marianas.

The common kestrel was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Falco tinnunculus. Linnaeus specified the type location as Europe but restricted this to Sweden in 1761. The genus name is Late Latin from falx, falcis, a sickle, referencing the claws of the bird. The species name tinnunculus is Latin for "kestrel" from "tinnulus", "shrill". The Latin name tinnunculus had been used by the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-necked Falcon
NT

Red-necked Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco chicquera

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Eurasian Hobby
LC

Eurasian Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco subbuteo

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~80%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~70%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~70%
4 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~50%
5 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~50%
6 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~40%
9 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
12 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~30%
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
14 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
15 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
16 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
17 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
18 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
19 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
20 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
21 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
22 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
23 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
24 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
25 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
26 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
27 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~20%
28 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
29 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
30 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
31 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
32 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
33 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
34 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~10%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
36 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
37 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
38 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
39 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
40 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
41 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
42 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
43 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
44 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
45 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
46 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
47 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
48 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
49 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
50 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
51 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
52 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
53 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
54 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
55 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
56 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
57 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
58 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
59 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
60 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
61 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
62 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
63 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
64 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
65 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
66 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
67 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
68 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
69 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
70 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
71 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
72 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
73 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
74 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
75 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
76 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
77 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
78 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
79 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
80 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
81 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
82 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
83 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
84 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
85 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
86 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
87 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
88 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
89 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
90 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
91 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Kestrel in Satpura National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Kestrel sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Kestrel in Satpura National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Kestrel in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.

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