Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus Scientific name definitions
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Jaume Orta, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 25, 2017
Text last updated April 25, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kransvalk |
| Bulgarian | Капска ветрушка |
| Czech | poštolka jihoafrická |
| Dutch | Rotsvalk |
| English | Rock Kestrel |
| English (United States) | Rock Kestrel |
| French | Crécerelle des rochers |
| French (France) | Crécerelle des rochers |
| German | Felsenfalke |
| Japanese | ミナミアフリカチョウゲンボウ |
| Norwegian | klippefalk |
| Polish | pustułka skalna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Peneireiro-vulgar-africano |
| Russian | Скальная пустельга |
| Serbian | Kamenjarska vetruška |
| Slovak | sokol savanový |
| Spanish | Cernícalo Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cernícalo africano |
| Swedish | klippfalk |
| Turkish | Kaya Kerkenezi |
| Ukrainian | Боривітер савановий |
| Zulu | umathebethebana wamadwala |
Falco rupicolus Daudin, 1800
PROTONYM:
Falco rupicolus
Daudin, 1800. Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2, p.135.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- rupicolus
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