Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
William S. Clark, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 14, 2015
Text last updated August 14, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Молукска ветрушка |
| Catalan | xoriguer de les Moluques |
| Czech | poštolka molucká |
| Dutch | Molukse Torenvalk |
| English | Spotted Kestrel |
| English (United States) | Spotted Kestrel |
| French | Crécerelle des Moluques |
| French (France) | Crécerelle des Moluques |
| German | Molukkenfalke |
| Indonesian | Alap-alap sapi |
| Japanese | モルッカチョウゲンボウ |
| Norwegian | indonesiafalk |
| Polish | pustułka plamista |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Peneireiro-das-molucas |
| Russian | Молуккская пустельга |
| Serbian | Molučka vetruška |
| Slovak | sokol škvrnitý |
| Spanish | Cernícalo Moluqueño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cernícalo moluqueño |
| Swedish | moluckfalk |
| Turkish | Maluku Kerkenezi |
| Ukrainian | Боривітер молуцький |
Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)
PROTONYM:
Tinnunculus moluccensis
Bonaparte, 1850. Conspectus generum avium 1, p.27.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cheribon, Java; Hart. gives t.l. as Amboina
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- molucca / moluccana / moluccanus / moluccarum / moluccensis / moluccus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Spotted Kestrel
