Bird

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus · Falconidae · Falconiformes

Best monthsApr–May · Sepmost records

Records5,811,856in 119 countries

Most seen inNetherlands864,837 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Eurasian Kestrel in brief

The eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of the Falconidae family — species of bird.

Across the 119 countries we cover it has 5,811,856 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Sweden and France. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

Netherlands864,837 records · best Jan, Sep

Sweden681,610 records · best Sep, Jun

France585,996 records · best May, Apr

Spain542,776 records · best Apr, May

Denmark520,809 records · best Sep, Apr

United Kingdom511,843 records · best Oct, Apr

Finland358,250 records · best Jun, May

Germany336,425 records · best May, Jan

Belgium210,381 records · best Apr, Jan

Portugal128,908 records · best Oct, Sep

Israel110,813 records · best Mar, Apr

Italy105,887 records · best Jan, Dec

Norway104,418 records · best Sep, May

India72,952 records · best Dec, Jan

Czechia62,002 records · best May, Apr

Taiwan58,450 records · best Oct, Dec

Austria47,790 records · best May, Apr

Russia38,573 records · best May, Apr

Greece32,509 records · best Apr, May

Türkiye30,063 records · best May, Apr

Poland29,945 records · best Jun, May

Switzerland27,909 records · best Apr, May

China25,801 records · best Oct, Nov

Morocco19,830 records · best Mar, Apr

South Korea19,771 records · best Oct, Sep

Ireland19,466 records · best Oct, Sep

Bulgaria18,406 records · best May, Jan

Ukraine17,584 records · best May, Apr

Hungary16,167 records · best May, Apr

United Arab Emirates14,753 records · best Nov, Dec

Serbia13,802 records · best Apr, May

Cyprus12,880 records · best Apr, Mar

Estonia12,249 records · best Sep, Apr

Romania10,834 records · best May, Apr

Japan9,144 records · best Jan, Feb

Croatia8,694 records · best May, Apr

Slovakia8,261 records · best May, Apr

Iran7,917 records · best Oct, May

Nigeria7,541 records · best Dec, Oct

Palestine7,280 records · best Mar, Apr

Luxembourg6,763 records · best Jun, May

Egypt6,348 records · best Apr, Mar

Georgia6,012 records · best Sep, May

Slovenia5,023 records · best Apr, May

Kazakhstan4,755 records · best May, Jun

Nepal4,438 records · best Oct, Nov

Thailand4,266 records · best Jan, Dec

Oman4,259 records · best Nov, Feb

Kuwait3,335 records · best Mar, Apr

Mongolia3,274 records · best Jun, Aug

Bhutan3,063 records · best Apr, Nov

Saudi Arabia3,034 records · best Oct, Mar

Cape Verde2,986 records · best Apr, Mar

Ethiopia2,604 records · best Nov, Dec

Algeria2,346 records · best Apr, Mar

Jordan2,115 records · best Apr, Mar

Azerbaijan1,885 records · best Nov, May

Tunisia1,544 records · best Apr, Feb

Armenia1,502 records · best May, Sep

Kyrgyzstan1,476 records · best Jul, May

Ghana1,466 records · best Nov, Mar

Belarus1,450 records · best May, Apr

Andorra1,359 records · best Jul, Aug

Iraq1,308 records · best May, Mar

Senegal1,239 records · best Jan, Feb

Philippines1,195 records · best Nov, Oct

Bangladesh1,181 records · best Dec, Nov

Sri Lanka1,088 records · best Jan, Feb

North Macedonia1,083 records · best May, Jun

Qatar1,045 records · best Nov, Mar

Lebanon1,042 records · best Sep, Oct

Lithuania976 records · best Sep, Aug

Myanmar867 records · best Dec, Nov

Malta855 records · best Apr, Sep

Democratic Republic of the Congo797 records · best Oct, Nov

Albania758 records · best May, Sep

Rwanda752 records · best Jul, Jun

Uzbekistan722 records · best May, Apr

Montenegro601 records · best Apr, Aug

Moldova576 records · best May, Apr

Kosovo576 records · best Aug, Jul

Pakistan576 records · best Oct, Nov

Cameroon460 records · best Mar, Apr

Bosnia and Herzegovina449 records · best May, Apr

Gambia438 records · best Jan, Nov

Benin360 records · best Nov, Feb

Latvia349 records · best May, Apr

Tajikistan320 records · best Mar, May

Laos317 records · best Nov, Jan

Yemen287 records · best Mar, Feb

Afghanistan282 records · best Oct, Nov

Ivory Coast240 records · best Nov, Apr

Mauritania228 records · best Mar, Jan

Libya220 records · best May, Mar

Singapore192 records · best Jan, Nov

Liechtenstein159 records · best Aug, Jun

Sudan158 records · best Dec, Feb

Bahrain150 records · best Nov, Jan

Syria116 records · best Apr, Oct

Turkmenistan106 records · best May, Apr

North Korea101 records · best Apr, May

Somalia93 records · best Jan, Oct

Togo86 records · best Nov, Oct

Republic of the Congo76 records · best Feb, Apr

Mali71 records · best Jan, Jun

Djibouti67 records · best Sep, Feb

Niger54 records · best Jan, Dec

Chad52 records · best Feb, Mar

Vatican City47 records · best Jul, May

Burundi47 records · best Nov, Dec

Burkina Faso45 records · best Nov, Jan

Liberia45 records · best Feb, Oct

Iceland44 records · best Sep, Oct

Eritrea35 records · best Oct, Jan

Guinea31 records · best Jan, Nov

Guinea-Bissau23 records · best Jan, Mar

Monaco21 records · best Mar, Jun

San Marino15 records · best Jun, Jul

Maldives6 records · best Dec, Feb

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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