Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
Alan C. Kemp and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 28, 2013
Text last updated June 28, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootrooivalk |
| Bulgarian | Голяма ветрушка |
| Catalan | xoriguer ullblanc |
| Czech | poštolka bělooká |
| Dutch | Grote Torenvalk |
| English | Greater Kestrel |
| English (United States) | Greater Kestrel |
| French | Crécerelle aux yeux blancs |
| French (France) | Crécerelle aux yeux blancs |
| German | Steppenfalke |
| Japanese | メジロチョウゲンボウ |
| Norwegian | slettefalk |
| Polish | pustułka stepowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Peneireiro-grande |
| Russian | Большая пустельга |
| Serbian | Velika vetruška |
| Slovak | sokol bielooký |
| Spanish | Cernícalo Ojiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cernícalo ojiblanco |
| Swedish | vitögd falk |
| Turkish | Büyük Kerkenez |
| Ukrainian | Боривітер великий |
| Zulu | umathebethebanomkhulu |
Falco rupicoloides Smith, 1829
PROTONYM:
Falco rupicoloides
Smith, 1829. South African Commercial Advertiser 4, no. 205, p.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality = South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- rupicoloides
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Greater Kestrel
