What is Common kestrel?
{{Taxobox | name = Common kestrel | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | image = Common kestrel falco tinnunculus.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Adult male ''Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus'' | regnum = [[Animalia]] | classis = [[Aves]] | subclassis = [[Neornithes]] | infraclassis = [[Neognathae]] | superordo = [[Neoaves]] | ordo = [[Falconiformes]] | familia = [[Falconidae]] | genus = ''[[Falcon|Falco]]'' | binomial = ''Falco tinnunculus'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 | range_map = Falco tinnunculus ditsr.png | range_map_width = 240px | range_map_caption = Western part of range of ''F. t. tinnunculus''<br />(also occurs in [[Siberia]] farther east)<br /> Yellow = breeding only, green = all-year}} [[File:Mysiar.JPG|thumb|right|Typical in-flight appearance of a common kestrel]] [[File:Faucon crécerelle MHNT.jpg|thumb|''Falco tinnunculus'' egg]] The '''common kestrel''' (''Falco tinnunculus'') is a [[bird of prey]] [[species]] belonging to the [[kestrel]] group of the [[falcon]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Falconidae]]. It is also known as the 'European kestrel', 'Eurasian kestrel', or 'Old World kestrel'. The bird lives all over [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[Africa]]. In [[Britain]], where no other brown falcon occurs, it is generally just called 'the kestrel'.<ref>Mangoverde World Bird Guide (MWBG) [2009]: Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. [http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec32-27.html]</ref> == Description == Kestrels are 32–39&nbsp;cm (13–15&nbsp;in) from head to tail. Their wings are 65–82&nbsp;cm (26–32&nbsp;in) when spread out. Females are larger. They are small compared with other birds of prey, but larger than most [[songbird]]s. Like the other ''[[falcon|Falco]]'' [[species]], they have long wings and a long tail.<ref name= orta1994>Orta, Jaume 1994. Common kestrel. In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (editors): ''Handbook of Birds of the World'', Volume 2 (New World vultures to Guineafowl): 259-260, plates 26. Lynx Edicions, Ba