Common Kestrel
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Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Amboseli National Park
23 Verified records at Amboseli National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, Old World kestrel, or windfucker is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called the "kestrel". This species occurs over a large native range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. It has colonized a few oceanic islands, but vagrant individuals are generally rare; in the whole of Micronesia for example, the species was only recorded twice each on Guam and Saipan in the Marianas. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Kestrel sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

Greater Kestrel
LC

Greater Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco rupicoloides

5–10% · With luck
Lanner Falcon
LC

Lanner Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco biarmicus

<5% · Rare
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Hobby
LC

Eurasian Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco subbuteo

<5% · Rare
Amur Falcon
LC

Amur Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco amurensis

<5% · Rare
Lesser Kestrel
LC

Lesser Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco naumanni

<5% · Rare
Sooty Falcon
VU

Sooty Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco concolor

Insufficient data
Dickinson's Kestrel
LC

Dickinson's Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco dickinsoni

Insufficient data
African Pygmy Falcon
LC

African Pygmy Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polihierax semitorquatus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
9 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
11 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
12 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
13 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
14 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
15 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
16 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
17 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
18 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
19 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
20 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
21 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
22 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
23 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
24 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
25 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
26 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
27 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
28 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
31 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
32 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
33 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
34 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
35 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
36 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
39 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
40 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
41 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
42 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
43 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
44 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
45 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
46 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
47 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
48 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
49 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
50 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
51 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
52 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
53 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
54 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
55 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
56 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
57 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
58 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
59 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
60 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
61 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
62 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
63 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
64 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
65 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
66 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
67 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
68 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
69 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
70 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
71 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
72 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
73 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
74 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
75 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
76 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
77 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
78 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
79 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
80 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
81 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
82 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
83 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
84 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
85 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Kestrel in Amboseli National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Common Kestrel sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Kestrel in Amboseli National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Common Kestrel in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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