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Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
eurkes1, ROKE, COKE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesFalco rupicolus
Codeseurkes1, ROKE, COKE
Identification

The Rock Kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a member of the Falcons and Caracaras family within the order Falconiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code eurkes1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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Rock Kestrel photo
(c) Dennis Laidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dennis Laidler

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Falco rupicolus

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: eurkes1