Rock Kestrel
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Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus

Insufficient data
overall probability at Hwange National Park
1 Verified records at Hwange National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). This species occurs in Africa, from northwestern Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to southern Tanzania, and south to South Africa. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Amur Falcon
LC

Amur Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco amurensis

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Hobby
LC

Eurasian Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco subbuteo

5–10% · With luck
Common Kestrel
LC Endemic

Common Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco tinnunculus

Insufficient data
Dickinson's Kestrel
LC

Dickinson's Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco dickinsoni

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
Red-footed Falcon
VU

Red-footed Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco vespertinus

<5% · Rare
Greater Kestrel
LC

Greater Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco rupicoloides

<5% · Rare
Lesser Kestrel
LC

Lesser Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco naumanni

Insufficient data
Red-necked Falcon
NT

Red-necked Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco chicquera

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rock Kestrel at Hwange National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
11 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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