
The rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,951 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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Rock Kestrel is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,950 records, iNaturalist
75+ resultados em África do Sul
Planejando uma viagem
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Rock Kestrel) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Marakele National Park.
Espécie
Falco rupicolus
Registros
2 950
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Rock Kestrel) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Rock Kestrel at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Marakele 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 Rock Kestrel is most recorded in Western Cape (84% of records), Eastern Cape (7% of records), Northern Cape (5% of records), based on 2 950 iNaturalist observations. 92 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Rock Kestrel on site or nearby.
The Rock 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; Marakele National Park: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common kestrel.