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Primary Traits
196 g
0 m - 5,500 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Falco rupicolus
English name
Rock Kestrel
Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Falco
Species
rupicolus
Data source
HBW, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
No data
Range restricted
No data
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
196 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
196 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
5,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
5,500 m
Typical elevation
2,750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Vertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform, Cavity (tree), Other bird's nest
Nest substrate
Rock, Building, Tree, Nest
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
27 d
Maximum incubation period
31 d
Minimum fledging period
27 d
Maximum fledging period
35 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
31 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Dispersive, Sedentary