
The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon.
Most records Nov to Mar
When Lesser Kestrel sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
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.
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Lesser Kestrel is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
212 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultados em África do Sul
Planejando uma viagem
Espécie
Falco naumanni
Registros
212
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Lesser Kestrel) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
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. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Lesser Kestrel on site or nearby.
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.
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.