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- Longueur
- 33–39 cm
- Envergure
- 65–80 cm
- Poids
- 185–225 g
Présence dans le détroit
Abundant resident (>700 pairs). Numbers increase during winter with the arrival of birds from the North.
Identification
Males have grey head, rump and tail with a broad black subterminal band. Slightly larger than a Lesser Kestrel, with black-spotted back and claws. Females and juveniles are brownish and heavily mottled. They also hover like the Lesser Kestrel.
Déplacements
Partial migrant (>150 post. migr.) with peaks in 2nd hf. March, 2nd hf. September and 1st hf. October.
Reprises de bagues
Finland (1), Switzerland (1), Spain (2) and chick ringed at Tarifa in August and controlled in Morocco in December.
Texte éditorial de Bioestrecho. Dernière révision : 8 septembre 2026.
Galerie
DétroitDiego González Dopico, CC BY · 2025
DétroitNicolás Tamargo, CC0 · 2023
DétroitQuinn, CC BY-SA · 2024
Détroitavocat, CC BY · 2021
Détroitavocat, CC BY · 2021
DétroitAdi Peter, CC BY · 2026
