਀ ਀ Mauritian Kestrel - Crécerelle - Kresserel - falco punctatus਀  ਀㰀氀椀渀欀 爀攀氀㴀∀䈀漀漀欀洀愀爀欀 䤀挀漀渀∀ 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀⼀昀愀瘀椀挀漀渀⸀椀挀漀∀ 琀礀瀀攀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀⼀砀ⴀ椀挀漀渀∀㸀  ਀㰀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀㴀樀愀瘀愀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀攀渀⸀樀猀∀㸀㰀⼀猀挀爀椀瀀琀㸀 ਀㰀洀攀琀愀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀∀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ吀礀瀀攀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀琀攀砀琀⼀栀琀洀氀㬀 挀栀愀爀猀攀琀㴀椀猀漀ⴀ㠀㠀㔀㤀ⴀ㄀∀㸀 ਀㰀洀攀琀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀䐀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䐀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀 䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀Ⰰ 愀渀 攀渀搀愀渀最攀爀攀搀 戀椀爀搀 猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀 漀昀 䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀∀㸀 ਀㰀⼀栀攀愀搀㸀 ਀㰀戀漀搀礀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䘀䘀䘀䘀䘀 ∀㸀
਀  㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀吀漀瀀∀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀㸀  ਀      㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㄀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㐀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀椀砀攀氀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㘀㐀㄀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀㸀  ਀            㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㈀㘀㄀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㤀㠀∀㸀 
਀        㰀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀㄀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀  ─∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㠀㠀∀㸀
਀                㰀琀爀㸀  ਀                  㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㔀㐀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㄀∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀∀㸀 
਀                      㰀琀爀㸀  ਀                    㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 ਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀
ENCYCLOPÆDIA
਀                          㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㘀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䔀㤀䔀㤀䔀㤀∀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀愀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀 㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀            㰀⼀琀搀㸀 Mauritian ਀              䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀㰀戀爀㸀 Crécerelle - Mangeur poule
਀              䘀愀氀挀漀 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀 㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 ਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀      㰀琀搀 爀漀眀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㌀∀ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㈀㌀∀㸀  ਀          㰀琀戀漀搀礀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀㸀  ਀            㰀琀搀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䤀渀搀攀砀䐀愀爀欀䈀氀甀攀∀ 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㌀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㈀㠀㸀 

Main Index

਀            㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀䌀䌀  ㌀㌀㸀  ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀            㰀琀搀  眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㔀∀ 㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㈀  猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀椀砀攀氀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㠀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀            㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㌀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㔀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀㸀  ਀            㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㌀  挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀㸀 

Geography
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䘀愀甀渀愀㰀⼀愀㸀 㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀

਀            㰀琀搀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀ 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀            㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㌀  挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㔀㤀∀ 㸀 

History
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Music
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䌀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀⼀匀琀愀洀瀀猀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀匀琀愀洀瀀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 

਀            㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀琀戀漀搀礀㸀 
਀              㰀瀀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䌀栀愀瀀琀攀爀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀              㰀瀀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䴀愀洀洀愀氀猀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䴀愀洀洀愀氀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Birds
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀刀攀瀀琀椀氀攀猀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀刀攀瀀琀椀氀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Fresh Water
਀                䘀愀甀渀愀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀        㰀戀爀㸀 ਀          㰀琀戀漀搀礀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀㸀  ਀            㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㔀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀ 㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㔀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀            㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀ 㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䌀䌀  ㌀㌀∀㸀  ਀            㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀洀椀搀搀氀攀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀ 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䤀渀搀攀砀圀栀椀琀攀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀ ∀㸀 

Birds

਀            㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀㸀  ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀
਀        㰀琀愀戀氀攀 挀攀氀氀猀瀀愀挀椀渀最㴀  挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀  眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㈀㈀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀  戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀  戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䌀䌀  ㌀㌀∀㸀  ਀            㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㘀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㘀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀            㰀琀搀  眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㔀∀ 㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㈀  猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀椀砀攀氀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㔀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀 㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀            㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㌀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㐀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀          㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀          㰀⼀琀戀漀搀礀㸀 
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਀              㰀瀀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Endemic
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䤀渀搀椀最攀渀漀甀猀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䤀渀搀椀最攀渀漀甀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Oceanic
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀漀琀椀挀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䔀砀漀琀椀挀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Orders
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀匀椀琀攀猀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀匀椀琀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Bibliography
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䰀椀渀欀猀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䰀椀渀欀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 㰀⼀瀀㸀
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਀              㰀瀀㸀伀琀栀攀爀 圀攀戀 匀椀琀攀猀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀              㰀瀀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀欀爀攀漀氀⸀洀甀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䌀爀攀漀氀攀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Sega
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀猀琀愀洀瀀猀洀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀⸀挀漀洀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀匀琀愀洀瀀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Birds
਀                㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀愀氀瀀愀爀攀昀氀攀砀⸀挀漀洀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䄀氀瀀愀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Orchids

਀            㰀⼀琀搀㸀
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 Mauritius ਀                    䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀 ⴀ 昀愀氀挀漀 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀                      㰀琀戀漀搀礀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀  ਀                        㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀㈀⸀樀瀀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㘀㜀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㔀㤀㔀∀ 琀椀琀氀攀㴀∀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀 䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀 ⴀ 昀愀氀挀漀 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀 䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀 ⴀ 昀愀氀挀漀 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀㸀  ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀洀椀搀搀氀攀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀ 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䤀渀搀攀砀圀栀椀琀攀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀ ∀ 㸀 

 Description

਀                        㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀  ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㌀─∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀ⴀ㄀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ 猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀㸀䔀渀最氀椀猀栀  Name਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㜀─∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀 

Mauritius Kestrel

਀                        㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀  ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㌀─∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀ⴀ㄀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ 猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀㸀䌀爀攀漀氀攀  Name਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㜀─∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀 

Kresserel

਀                        㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀  ਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㜀─∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀 

Tropical rainforest, tropical deciduous forest, tropical ਀                            猀挀爀甀戀 昀漀爀攀猀琀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀

਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㌀─∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀ⴀ㄀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ 猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀㸀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀椀挀  Range਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㜀─∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀 

Mauritius

਀                        㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀  ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㌀─∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㤀∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀ⴀ㄀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ 猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀㸀匀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㌀─∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                    㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀
 
Scientific ਀                          一愀洀攀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                          㰀瀀㸀䘀愀氀挀漀 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀瀀㸀
French ਀                          一愀洀攀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                          㰀瀀㸀䌀爀☀攀愀挀甀琀攀㬀挀攀爀攀氀氀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
Habitat
First ਀                          䐀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                          㰀瀀㸀一攀眀琀漀渀 ☀愀洀瀀㬀 一攀眀琀漀渀 ㄀㠀㜀㘀 㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䤀唀䌀一㨀 䔀渀搀愀渀最攀爀攀搀 㰀戀爀㸀 U.S. ESA: Endangered
਀                            䌀䤀吀䔀匀 䄀瀀瀀攀渀搀椀砀 䤀䤀 㰀⼀瀀㸀
 
਀                      㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䌀䌀  ㌀㌀∀㸀  ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀洀攀渀琀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀㸀  ਀                      㰀⼀琀戀漀搀礀㸀 
਀                          㰀瀀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䌀氀愀猀猀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀㰀戀爀㸀 Phylum
਀                            匀甀戀 瀀栀礀氀甀洀㰀戀爀㸀 Class
਀                            伀爀搀攀爀㰀戀爀㸀 Family
਀                            䜀攀渀甀猀㰀戀爀㸀 Species

਀                        㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀搀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀甀洀洀稀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀椀愀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䄀渀椀洀愀氀椀愀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Chordata
਀                            㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀搀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀甀洀洀稀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀⼀瘀攀爀琀攀戀爀愀琀愀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀嘀攀爀琀攀戀爀愀琀愀㰀⼀愀㸀 
਀                            㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀搀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀甀洀洀稀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀⼀挀栀漀爀搀愀琀愀⼀愀瘀攀猀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䄀瘀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 
਀                            㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀㈀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀搀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀甀洀洀稀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀⼀挀栀漀爀搀愀琀愀⼀愀瘀攀猀⼀昀愀氀挀漀渀椀昀漀爀洀攀猀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䘀愀氀挀漀渀椀昀漀爀洀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Falconidae ਀                            㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Falco
਀                            㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀搀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀甀洀洀稀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀⼀愀挀挀漀甀渀琀猀⼀昀愀氀挀漀⼀昀⸀开瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀␀渀愀爀爀愀琀椀瘀攀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䘀愀氀挀漀  punctatus

਀                        㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀                    㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀  ─∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀ ∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀ ∀㸀 ਀                      㰀琀爀㸀   ਀                      㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀 

Geographic Range

਀                          㰀瀀㸀㰀攀洀㸀䤀渀搀椀愀渀 伀挀攀愀渀㰀⼀攀洀㸀㨀 㰀攀洀㸀㰀攀洀㸀䘀愀氀挀漀 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀攀洀㸀  , also known as the Mauritius Kestrel, are unique ਀                            琀漀 琀栀攀 椀猀氀愀渀搀 漀昀 䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀猀漀 戀攀攀渀 昀漀甀渀搀  in the neighboring Mascarene Islands.

਀                          㰀栀㈀㸀㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀开挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀椀猀琀椀挀猀㸀倀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 䌀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀椀猀琀椀挀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀栀㈀㸀

Mass: 200 to 250 g.

਀                          㰀瀀㸀㰀攀洀㸀㰀攀洀㸀䘀⸀ 瀀甀渀挀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀攀洀㸀 㰀⼀攀洀㸀愀爀攀 猀洀愀氀氀 戀爀漀眀渀 昀愀氀挀漀渀猀  with short wings and long tails. Mauritius Kestrels ਀                            栀愀瘀攀 戀氀愀挀欀 攀礀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀愀瀀攀爀攀搀 眀椀渀最猀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 瀀愀琀挀栀攀猀 漀昀  different shades of brown. The underside plumage is ਀                            瀀爀攀搀漀洀椀渀愀渀琀氀礀 眀栀椀琀攀 椀渀琀攀爀爀甀瀀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀愀氀 搀愀爀欀ⴀ戀爀漀眀渀  speckles. Their talons are small and delicate. This ਀                            猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀 漀昀 欀攀猀琀爀攀氀 椀猀 洀漀爀攀 猀攀砀甀愀氀氀礀 搀椀洀漀爀瀀栀椀挀 椀渀 猀椀稀攀  than other kestrels. (Temple, 1987)

਀                          㰀栀㈀㸀㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀昀漀漀搀开栀愀戀椀琀猀㸀䘀漀漀搀 䠀愀戀椀琀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀栀㈀㸀

Their diet primarily consists of arboreal geckos ਀                            琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 挀愀瀀琀甀爀攀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 愀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀椀稀攀搀 栀甀渀琀椀渀最 戀攀栀愀瘀椀漀爀  known as "sun-oriented attacks". This predator also ਀                            攀愀琀猀 猀洀愀氀氀 戀椀爀搀猀Ⰰ 猀洀愀氀氀 爀漀搀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 椀渀猀攀挀琀椀瘀漀爀攀猀Ⰰ  and various insects. The types of prey consumed by ਀                            攀愀挀栀 猀攀砀 洀愀礀 搀椀昀昀攀爀⸀ ⠀吀攀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㠀㜀⤀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀

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Reproduction

਀                          㰀瀀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀 䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀猀 愀爀攀 洀漀渀漀最愀洀漀甀猀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 戀爀攀攀搀椀渀最  cycle. They nest in forest trees, but recently nestboxes ਀                            栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀氀甀琀挀栀 猀椀稀攀 愀瘀攀爀愀最攀猀 昀漀甀爀  to five eggs. The eggs are speckled brown oval-shaped ਀                            攀最最猀⸀ 吀栀攀 椀渀挀甀戀愀琀椀漀渀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 椀猀 ㈀㠀 琀漀 ㌀㔀 搀愀礀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀  the young are cared for in the nest for as long as ਀                            ㌀㔀 搀愀礀猀⸀ 䌀氀甀琀挀栀攀猀 愀爀攀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 氀愀椀搀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀漀渀琀栀猀  of November and December. (Village, 1990)

਀                          㰀栀㈀㸀㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀戀攀栀愀瘀椀漀爀㸀䈀攀栀愀瘀椀漀爀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀栀㈀㸀

F. punctatus are a relatively sedentary ਀                            愀渀搀 猀漀氀椀琀愀爀礀 挀爀攀愀琀甀爀攀⸀ 唀瀀漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀 昀爀漀洀 挀愀瀀琀椀瘀椀琀礀Ⰰ  89% of banded birds found nesting were less than 5 ਀                            欀洀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀椀爀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀 漀爀 昀氀攀搀最氀椀渀最 猀椀琀攀⸀ ⠀䨀漀渀攀猀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㔀⤀ 

਀                          㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀椀爀 愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 愀搀愀瀀琀 昀攀攀搀椀渀最 愀渀搀 渀攀猀琀椀渀最 栀愀戀椀琀猀  to local conditions have helped in their population ਀                            爀攀猀甀爀最攀渀挀攀⸀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀

Habitat

਀                          㰀瀀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀 䬀攀猀琀爀攀氀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 眀攀爀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀爀漀瀀椀挀愀氀  forests of the Black River Gorges but, with rapid ਀                            栀愀戀椀琀愀琀 搀攀瀀氀攀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 琀漀 愀渀搀  have adapted to the rocky forests and adjacent scrubby ਀                            愀爀攀愀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀愀洀戀漀甀猀 䴀漀甀渀琀愀椀渀猀 愀渀搀 漀渀 䴀漀欀愀 䴀漀甀渀琀愀椀渀⸀  (Collar, 1994)

਀                          㰀瀀㸀㰀攀洀㸀㰀戀㸀䈀椀漀洀攀猀㨀 㰀⼀戀㸀琀爀漀瀀椀挀愀氀 爀愀椀渀昀漀爀攀猀琀Ⰰ 琀爀漀瀀椀挀愀氀  deciduous forest, tropical scrub forest

਀                          㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀吀漀瀀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀爀攀搀ⴀ愀爀爀漀眀爀甀瀀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㠀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀ ∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀吀漀瀀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Conservation

਀                          㰀瀀㸀匀琀愀琀甀猀㨀