Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
GenusFalco (Typical Falcons)
SpeciesFalco tinnunculus (Common Kestrel)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Sepilok

2 Verified sightings at Sepilok From 2019 to 2026

27,064 Verified sightings across all 91 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ 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 Sepilok

Falco peregrinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT Endemic

Microhierax latifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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	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

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