Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni

A: Kleinrooivalk
G: Rötelfalke
N: ǂkhari ǀawa ǀaub
Sp: Mmakobele yo monyane
Ss: Seotsanyana se senyenyane
Tw: Phakalane e nnye
Z: umathebethebanomncane

BIRD FAMILY
Falcons and Kestrels

SIZE
28-30 cm (M)

HABITAT
Female occurs in flocks , often hundreds in grassland and Karoo , perching on roadside posts, pylons, wires or bushes, or wheeling in leisurely flight. Flocks roost in tall trees (usually Eucalyptus ), often in country towns and sometimes in association with Amur Falcon . Its numbers have declined dramatically in recent years.

SPECIES DESCRIPTION
Uncommon to locally common summer visitor . Male differs from Rock Kestrel in plain underwings, plain (not spotted) mantle and grey upper wing coverts. Female differs from female and juvenile Rock Kestrel in more slender shape, contrast between paler underparts and darker upper parts, and brown (not grey) tail barred black.