Bird
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni · Falconidae · Falconiformes
Best monthsApr · Jun–Julmost records
Records196,438in 58 countries
Most seen inSpain132,207 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Lesser Kestrel in brief
The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a bird of the Falconidae family — species of bird.
Across the 58 countries we cover it has 196,438 published records, most of them from Spain, France and Portugal. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, June and July and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Spain132,207 records · best Jun, Jul
France14,616 records · best May, Jul
Portugal11,571 records · best Jun, Apr
Israel7,974 records · best Mar, Apr
Greece4,871 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye3,704 records · best May, Apr
Morocco2,380 records · best Apr, Mar
Tanzania2,352 records · best Feb, Mar
Italy2,012 records · best Apr, May
Iran1,983 records · best Sep, Oct
Mongolia1,268 records · best May, Jun
United Arab Emirates1,072 records · best Apr, Oct
Azerbaijan1,049 records · best May, Apr
Georgia1,036 records · best Sep, May
Kazakhstan879 records · best May, Jun
Palestine827 records · best Mar, Apr
Senegal676 records · best Jan, Feb
Kuwait659 records · best Apr, Mar
Cyprus534 records · best Apr, Mar
Algeria454 records · best Mar, Apr
Bulgaria385 records · best May, Apr
Nigeria367 records · best Dec, Mar
Armenia344 records · best May, Jul
Jordan342 records · best Apr, Mar
Egypt326 records · best Apr, Mar
Croatia254 records · best Aug, May
Tunisia239 records · best Apr, Mar
Malta237 records · best Apr, Sep
Saudi Arabia206 records · best Oct, Apr
Iraq202 records · best Apr, May
Benin198 records · best Aug, Jun
North Macedonia183 records · best May, Jun
Qatar163 records · best Mar, Apr
Oman134 records · best Nov, Apr
Albania115 records · best Sep, Aug
Kyrgyzstan111 records · best Apr, Sep
Uzbekistan71 records · best May, Apr
Lesotho62 records · best Feb, Jan
Syria52 records · best Apr, Mar
Montenegro36 records · best Apr, Mar
Lebanon33 records · best Oct, Sep
Sudan33 records · best Oct, Mar
Tajikistan29 records · best Apr, May
Turkmenistan23 records · best Apr, May
Djibouti22 records · best Oct, Sep
Slovenia21 records · best May, Jun
Afghanistan21 records · best May, Apr
Bahrain14 records · best Mar, Nov
Libya14 records · best May, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina13 records · best Apr, Aug
Chad13 records · best Feb, Sep
Mauritania12 records · best Jan, Mar
Niger11 records · best Feb, Jan
Moldova10 records · best Aug, Jan
Yemen10 records · best Oct, Mar
Seychelles4 records · best Mar, Oct
Andorra2 records · best Jun, Nov
Vatican City2 records · best Jun, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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