Dickinson's Kestrel

Falco dickinsoni Sclater, PL, 1864

209 gWeight

Dickinson's kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) is a bird of prey of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the falcon family Falconidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Dickinson's Kestrel has been recorded at 85 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Dunes de DovelaMozambique146 records
Liwonde National Park – MvuuMalawi101 records
Liwonde National ParkMalawi67 records

More places

Okavango Delta – Chitabe/Chitabe Lediba CampBotswana66 records
Okavango Delta – Moremi GRBotswana44 records
Mikumi NPTanzania44 records
Zambezi NP – Zambezi River Dr.Zimbabwe27 records
Chobe NPBotswana27 records
Okavango Delta – Kanana CampBotswana25 records
Selous Game Reserve – North SectorTanzania24 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Botswana Mozambique Malawi Zimbabwe Tanzania Zambia South Africa Namibia

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

Dickinson's kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) is a bird of prey of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is named after John Dickinson, an English physician and missionary who collected the type specimen. It is also known as the white-rumped kestrel.

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Questions

How big is the Dickinson's Kestrel?

The Dickinson's Kestrel weighs around 209 g.

Where does the Dickinson's Kestrel live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Angola and Namibia to central Kenya and northern Mozambique. It is most often recorded in Botswana, Mozambique and Malawi.