Greater Kestrel

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Greater Kestrel at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Augrabies Falls National Park and Namaqua National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Greater Kestrel is most recorded in Northern Cape (54% of records), Western Cape (10% of records), North West (9% of records), based on 390 iNaturalist observations. 16 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Greater Kestrel on site or nearby.

The Greater Kestrel is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Tankwa Karoo National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Augrabies Falls National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Namaqua National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The greater kestrel or white-eyed kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa.