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Falco araeus (Seychelles Kestrel)

Synonyms: Cerchneis araea; Falco araea

Wikipedia Abstract

The Seychelles kestrel (Falco araea) 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Falco araeus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Falco araeus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
36
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.42472
EDGE Score: 3.07726
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  80 grams
Female Weight [3]  88 grams
Male Weight [3]  72 grams
Weight Dimorphism [3]  22.2 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  60 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  20 %
Forages - Canopy [2]  10 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  30 %
Forages - Understory [2]  30 %
Forages - Ground [2]  30 %
Clutch Size [4]  3
Incubation [4]  29 days
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [5]  39
Snout to Vent Length [1]  9 inches (22 cm)
Wing Span [4]  18 inches (.45 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Granitic Seychelles forests Seychelles Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Conception island Seychelles A1, A2  
Mahé highlands and surrounding areas Seychelles A1, A2  
Montagne Glacis Seychelles A1, A2  
Praslin National Park and surrounding areas Seychelles A1, A2    
Silhouette island Seychelles A1, A2    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Cheke, AS and Jones, CG 1987. Measurements and weights of the surviving endemic birds of the Mascarenes and their eggs. In Diamond. AW (ed.). Studies of Mascarene Island birds, pp. 403-422. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0