Rock Kestrel
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Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
31 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Kestrel sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Lanner Falcon
LC

Lanner Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco biarmicus

Insufficient data
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

5–10% · With luck
Red-necked Falcon
NT

Red-necked Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco chicquera

Insufficient data
Eurasian Hobby
LC

Eurasian Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco subbuteo

Insufficient data
Greater Kestrel
LC

Greater Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco rupicoloides

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rock Kestrel in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Kestrel sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rock Kestrel in Waterberg Plateau Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Rock Kestrel in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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