Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Spotted this Kestrel on top of a pine tree during our trip from Paro to Punakha

Photographed at: Paro, Bhutan on 2023-04-01

Album: Bhutan

Kestrels demonstrate wind-assisted hovering behaviour, which is usually followed by a swooping attack on its prey below.

Family: Falconidae

Name in Kannada: ಚೋರೆಹಕ್ಕಿ ಚಾಣ

Other Pictures of Common Kestrel

(In flight)

Kestrel,