Fox Kestrel Falco alopex Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Alan C. Kemp and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 18, 2014
Text last updated March 18, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Ръждива ветрушка |
| Catalan | xoriguer vulpí |
| Czech | poštolka rezavá |
| Dutch | Vosvalk |
| English | Fox Kestrel |
| English (United States) | Fox Kestrel |
| French | Crécerelle renard |
| French (France) | Crécerelle renard |
| German | Fuchsfalke |
| Japanese | キツネチョウゲンボウ |
| Norwegian | revefalk |
| Polish | pustułka rdzawa |
| Russian | Лисья пустельга |
| Serbian | Lisičja vetruška |
| Slovak | sokol lišací |
| Spanish | Cernícalo Zorruno |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cernícalo zorruno |
| Swedish | rävfalk |
| Turkish | Tilki Kerkenezi |
| Ukrainian | Боривітер рудий |
Falco alopex (Heuglin, 1861)
PROTONYM:
Tinnunculus alopex
Heuglin, 1861. Ibis, p.69 pl.3.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gallabat, Sudan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- alopex
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 Fox Kestrel
