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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:bird
gptkb:species
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Rock_kestrel
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:William_John_Swainson
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1837
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gptkbp:diet
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insects
small mammals
reptiles
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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common kestrel by range and genetics
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkb:Southwest_Arabia
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Falconidae
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gptkbp:flightNumber
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hovering
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Falco
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gptkbp:habitat
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rocky areas
open country
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rock kestrel
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gptkbp:incubationPeriod
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27–31 days
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gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem
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gptkb:IUCN3.1
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gptkbp:length
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30–33 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 16 years
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gptkbp:migratory
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mostly resident
some local movements
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
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gptkbp:nesting
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buildings
cliffs
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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ability to hover while hunting
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Falconiformes
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gptkbp:plumage
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spotted underparts
rufous upperparts
brown head (female)
grey head (male)
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gptkbp:predators
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lizards
rodents
grasshoppers
larger raptors
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gptkbp:previouslyClassifiedAs
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subspecies of common kestrel
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gptkbp:region
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southern Africa
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gptkbp:reproduction
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lays 2–6 eggs
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Falco_rupicolus
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gptkbp:sexualDimorphism
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female larger than male
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gptkbp:synonym
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gptkb:Falco_tinnunculus_rupicolus
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gptkbp:taxonRank
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:vocalization
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repeated 'klee-klee-klee'
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gptkbp:wingspan
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68–76 cm
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kestrel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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