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Mama kestrel
There was a large nest of kestrels directly across from our B&B balcony in Matera. I think I counted no fewer than 5 fledgelings. The city appears to be encouraging them, many buildings had signs on them that they were hosting kestrel nesting boxes. These ones appear to have found a spot they liked without any extra help. It seemed that they were very effective pigeon (rock dove) control... though the city is old and full of crevices the pigeon population was quite small.
Year-Round Range Passage migrant Winter Range
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About 10, see text
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''Falco rupicolus'' Daudin, 1800
''Falco tinnunculus interstictus''
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The common kestrel , also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where.. more
