Greater kestrel

Weight

260 g – 272 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

68 cm – 84 cmsrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

6.5 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

23 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3.5 – 6.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The greater kestrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderFalconiformes
5. familyFalconidae
6. genusFalco
7. SpeciesFalco rupicoloides A. Smith, 1829

Synonyms Megacerchneis rupicoloides, Tinnunculus rupicolinus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Falconidae

LC, Least Concern

Common kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Falconidae

LC, Least Concern

Eurasian hobby

Falco subbuteo

Falconidae

LC, Least Concern

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Falconidae

LC, Least Concern

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Falconidae

VU, Vulnerable

Red-footed falcon

Falco vespertinus

Falconidae

CompareGreater kestrel vs Peregrine falconGreater kestrel vs Common kestrelGreater kestrel vs Eurasian hobbyGreater kestrel vs Merlin

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@misc{greater_kestrel_2026,
  title = {Greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/greater-kestrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}