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Banded Kestrel

Falco zoniventris

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Primary Traits

FamilyFalconidae
OrderFalconiformes
RealmMadagascar & islands
HabitatForest
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

198 g

Elevation

0 m - 2,000 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Falco zoniventris

English name

Banded Kestrel

Order

Falconiformes

Family

Falconidae

Genus

Falco

Species

zoniventris

Data source

HBW2, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

Madagascar & islands

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

174 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

180 g

Maximum unsexed mass

240 g

Average mass

198 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

2,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,000 m

Typical elevation

1,000 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree), Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary