Banded Kestrel

Falco zoniventris Peters, W, 1854

174 gWeight

The banded kestrel (Falco zoniventris) is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Madagascar

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Banded Kestrel has been recorded at 18 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ifaty – spiny forest reservesMadagascar123 records
Ankarafantsika NPMadagascar50 records
Zombitse-Vohibasia NPMadagascar49 records

More places

Ankarafantsika – Circuit CoquereliMadagascar18 records
Ankarafantsika NP – Lac RavelobeMadagascar13 records
Ankarafantsika Park HeadquartersMadagascar12 records
Berenty ReserveMadagascar12 records
PerinetMadagascar7 records
Le Relais de la Reine/Le Jardin du RoyMadagascar6 records
Andasibe-Mantadia NPMadagascar6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Madagascar

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The banded kestrel (Falco zoniventris) is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is also known as the Madagascar banded kestrel, barred kestrel or Madagascar barred kestrel. Its closest relatives are the grey kestrel and Dickinson's kestrel of mainland Africa and the three are sometimes placed in the subgenus Dissodectes.

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