Lesser Kestrel

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q229408
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Lesser Kestrel

Summary

Lesser Kestrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month, #1,367 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lesser Kestrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lesser Kestrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Johann Andreas Naumann is named after Lesser Kestrel[5].
  • Lesser Kestrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Lesser Kestrel is classified within Falco[7].
  • Lesser Kestrel is endemic to Tal Chhapar Sanctuary[8].
  • Lesser Kestrel is endemic to Namdapha National Park[9].
  • Lesser Kestrel is endemic to Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area[10].
  • Lesser Kestrel is endemic to Kaziranga National Park[11].
  • Lesser Kestrel is endemic to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park[12].
  • Lesser Kestrel's scientific name is Falco naumanni[13].
  • Lesser Kestrel's Commons category is recorded as Falco naumanni[14].
  • Lesser Kestrel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Falco naumanni[15].
  • Lesser Kestrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Falco naumanni[16].
  • Lesser Kestrel's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[17].
  • Lesser Kestrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. naumanni'}[18].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cudyll coch bach'}[19].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lesser Kestrel'}[20].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rötelfalke'}[21].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cernícalo primilla'}[22].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xoriguer petit'}[23].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'poštolka jižní'}[24].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'stepi-tuuletallaja'}[25].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Rødfalk'}[26].
  • Lesser Kestrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Степная пустельга'}[27].

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Classification

Lesser Kestrel's scientific name is Falco naumanni[13]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Falco[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cudyll coch bach'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rötelfalke'}[21], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cernícalo primilla'}[22], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xoriguer petit'}[23], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'poštolka jižní'}[24].

Discovery and Description

Johann Andreas Naumann is named after Lesser Kestrel[5].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Tal Chhapar Sanctuary[8], Namdapha National Park[9], Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area[10], Kaziranga National Park[11], and Dibru-Saikhowa National Park[12].

Identifiers

Lesser Kestrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 148594[28]. Lesser Kestrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45514151[29]. Lesser Kestrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9584698[30]. Lesser Kestrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175646[31].

Why It Matters

Lesser Kestrel ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month, #1,367 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sikkimforest.gov.in. sikkimforest.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [29] . wikidata.org.
  16. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after Johann Andreas Naumann
    Cites appendix Appendix II of CITES
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