Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)

Dickinson's Kestrel, a reference photo — Photo: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dickinson's Kestrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Falco ardosiaceus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: Falco dickinsoni

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