Common Kestrel
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Summary
Common Kestrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,855 views/month, #1,007 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Falco[6]
- Taxon name: Falco tinnunculus[7]
- Commons category: Falco tinnunculus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Falco tinnunculus[9]
- Commons gallery: Falco tinnunculus[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
- Short name: F. tinnunculus[12]
- Taxon common name: Common Kestrel[13], Turmfalke[14], Cernícalo vulgar[15], Faucon crécerelle[16], Gheppio[17], Torenvalk[18], Tårnfalk[19], Rooivalk[20], Пустельга[21], チョウゲンボウ[22], xoriguer comú[23], poštolka obecná[24], cudyll coch[25], tuuletallaja[26]
- Wingspan: 0.73 m[27]
- Mass: 21 g[28], 167 g[29], 201 g[30]
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Identifiers
Common Kestrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 100819[31]. Common Kestrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510788[32]. Common Kestrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9616058[33]. Common Kestrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175620[34].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Common Kestrel include Kestrel[35], an engine family[36]; British Rail HS4000[37], a locomotive class[38]; and tinnunculite[39], a mineral species[40].
Why It Matters
Common Kestrel has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Kestrel[35], an engine family[36]; British Rail HS4000[37], a locomotive class[38]; and tinnunculite[39], a mineral species[40].
FAQs
What awards did Common Kestrel receive?
Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].