Seychelles Kestrel
Falco araeus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
The Seychelles kestrel is a small bird of prey belonging to the genus Falco in the falcon family, Falconidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles Islands where it is the only breeding bird of prey. It is known in Seychellois Creole as the katiti after its loud, shrill call.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Family
- Falconidae
- Genus
- Falco