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Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon.
Wanneer om te besoek
Most records Nov to Mar
When Lesser Kestrel sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Beste maandeNov to Mar
Records212 records
Curve from 212 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Waar jy dit sal kry
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Lesser Kestrel is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
212 records, iNaturalist
Plekke om te bly
1 resultaat in Suid-Afrika
Meer verblyfplekke naby
- Where can you see the Lesser Kestrel in South Africa?
- The Lesser Kestrel is most recorded in Northern Cape (33% of records), Mpumalanga (14% of records), Free State (13% of records), based on 212 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Lesser Kestrel on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Lesser Kestrel?
- Sightings of the Lesser Kestrel peak from Nov to Mar, based on 212 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
- What is the Lesser Kestrel?
- The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon. This species breeds from the Mediterranean across Afghanistan and Central Asia, to China and Mongolia. It is a summer migrant, wintering in Africa and Pakistan and sometimes even to India and Iraq. It is rare north of its breeding range, and declining in its European range.