Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758
(Kestrel, Common Kestrel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFalco tinnunculus (Kestrel, Common Kestrel)
GenusFalco (kestrels and falcons)
FamilyFALCONIDAE (kestrels and falcons)
OrderFALCONIFORMES (kestrels and falcons)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel, Common Kestrel) :
1: Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel, Common Kestrel)
2 Jan 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, on ground in Heather
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male - lateral view - head half-turned to cameraImage 3: Male - lateral view - head turned to camera

Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel, Common Kestrel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel, Common Kestrel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel, Common Kestrel)
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