C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Falconiformes Falconidae

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

CIOC 4023

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Falconiformes · Falconidae

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

ATK120

DEF77

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 32–39 cm
Body Mass: 183.2 g
Wingspan: 73 cm
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 120

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 120).

DEF 77

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 77).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & Africa: widespread Habitat: Shrubland & Scrub

11 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus
Europe and nw Africa to Siberia
Falco tinnunculus perpallidus
ne Siberia to ne China and Korean Pen.
Falco tinnunculus interstinctus
Himalayas to Japan and Indochina
Falco tinnunculus objurgatus
s India and Sri Lanka
Falco tinnunculus canariensis
Madeira and Porto Santo (Madeira group, nc Macaronesia) and w, c Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa)
Falco tinnunculus dacotiae
e Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa)
Falco tinnunculus neglectus
n Cape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, nw of w Africa)
Falco tinnunculus alexandri
s Cape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, nw of w Africa)
Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis
ne Africa and Arabia
Falco tinnunculus archeri
Socotra, Somalia and ne Kenya
Falco tinnunculus rufescens
West Africa to Ethiopia s to n Angola and Tanzania