Spotted Kestrel

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Spotted Kestrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Genus: Falco Species: F. moluccensis
Binomial name
Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)
Subspecies
Falcon moluccensis moluccenis Falcon moluccensis microbalius

The Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis) is also known as the Moluccan Kestrel.

Contents 1 Distribution and habitat 2 Behavior 2.1 Diet 2.2 Nesting 2.3 Voice 3 References

[edit] Distribution and habitat

Spread throughout Australasia, Indomalaya, and most of Wallacea, the Spotted Kestrel inhabits grasslands with scattered trees, lightly wooded cultivation, and the edges of primary and tall secondary forest. Along logging roads, it occasionally penetrates forests, and sometimes inhabits clearings within forested areas. It has also been known to live in areas of human habitation.^[1]

[edit] Behavior

[edit] Diet

The Spotted Kestrel feeds primarily small mammals, birds, lizards, and insects.

[edit] Nesting

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[edit] Voice

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[edit] References