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Lesser Kestrel
Kleinrooivalk · Falco naumanni
A small, gregarious kestrel that breeds in Europe and Asia and migrates south in large flocks for the summer. Unlike most falcons it is highly social, feeding mainly on insects such as locusts and grasshoppers caught in the air or on the ground, and roosting communally in big numbers.
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Small social kestrel; males have an unspotted rufous back and blue-grey wing panel, and both sexes show pale claws.
Where to see it in Kruger
A summer migrant to open grassland, usually in flocks hawking grasshoppers and other insects.
Did you know
Thousands roost together in town trees at night before fanning out to catch insects by day.
Often confused with
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