Coda Falconry

Brook, Common Kestrel

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Latin Name

Falco tinnunculus

LIFE SPAN

6 – 14 years

Body size

6 Oz.
30-36 cm.
65 cm Wing Span.

Native habitat

Open fields, countryside. Mainly found in UK, Eurasia and Africa

Diet

Small mammals

Not as big as they look

Our second smallest falcon, the Kestrel is found across the UK, Eurasia and Africa. Kestrels can hover so they can look out for small rodents in the grass and swoop on them without needing a branch to sit on!