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Greater Kestrel
Grootrooivalk · Falco rupicoloides
A larger, paler kestrel of open country, finely barred all over and marked by its distinctive pale eye when seen up close. It hunts insects, lizards and small mammals from a perch or while hovering, and in Kruger is most likely in the more open savanna areas.
Log your Greater Kestrel sighting — free →How to identify it
Pale, heavily barred kestrel with a whitish eye at close range; bigger and paler than the rufous Rock Kestrel.
Listen for its call
A grating, repeated 'kee-ker-rik' near the nest.
Where to see it in Kruger
Scarce in open, lightly wooded grassland, often perched on a dead tree or hovering over open ground.
Did you know
Adults have pale, almost ghostly white eyes, unusual among falcons.
Often confused with
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