Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)
About the Dickinson's Kestrel
Dickinson's kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) is a bird of prey of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is named after John Dickinson, an English physician and missionary who collected the type specimen. It is also known as the white-rumped kestrel. Its closest relatives are the grey kestrel and banded kestrel and the three are sometimes placed in the subgenus Dissodectes.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Amur FalconFalco amurensisrecording
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusrecording
- Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteorecording
- MerlinFalco columbariusrecording
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.