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Common Kestrel

Common Kestrel - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Ten-Bel (Arona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» May, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel

Bird Species (French)

»Faucon crécerelle

Bird Family

»Falconidae - Falcons

Bird Group

»Falconiformes Eagles, Falcons, Harriers, Hawks, Vultures

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» There were at least three juveniles (recently fledged chicks) in the same area. The subspecies of the central and western islands of the Canaries is F. tinnunculus canariensis, which is also found in the Madeiran archipelago.

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