Kestrels Had More Densely Packed Mucous Glands Than Storks
A small study in Türkiye found roughly twice the density of mucus-producing glands in common kestrels’ windpipes as…
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No Common Kestrels Were Recorded at Rani for Three Consecutive Winters
Fourteen winters of surveys at Rani in Assam produced 422 common kestrel records, but sightings declined after 2020…
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Winter Surveys Estimated 5.59 Common Kestrels and 2.61 Common Buzzards per km² in Parma Farmland
Roadside distance sampling in northern Italy estimated 5.59 common kestrels and 2.61 common buzzards per km², while the…
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Microplastics Were Found in 77 of 559 Pellets From Eight Italian Bird Species
An Italian study found 78 microplastic items in 77 of 559 bird pellets. Occurrence was significantly higher at…
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Common Kestrel Retina Had Two Deep, Cone-Dominated Foveal Pits
Histology from two adult Common Kestrels found a 218-µm central fovea and a 106-µm temporal fovea; both pits…
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Forty-two of 379 Common Kestrel Breeding Attempts Were Second Broods in a Vole-rich Hungarian Year
Long-term monitoring in Hungary documented 42 second broods among 379 Common Kestrel breeding attempts in 2023; 16.6% of…
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Common Kestrel Pellets Had Much Higher Microplastic Concentrations Than Barn Owl Pellets in Hampshire
Microplastics were detected in 92% of common kestrel pellets and 83% of barn owl pellets collected in Hampshire,…
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Prototype Used Tail-feather Microstructure to Classify Ten Raptor Species
A YOLOv8–logistic-regression prototype classified ten raptor species from microscopic tail-feather features with 90% accuracy on its constructed test…
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Fifteen of 39 Pole-mounted Nest Boxes Were Used by Kestrels in Latvia in 2025
In Latvia in 2025, kestrels used 15 of 39 nest boxes on electricity poles; occupied pole boxes had…
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Global Photo Dataset Shows Common Kestrel Diet Shifts With Season and Latitude
Analysis of 1,693 predation events from a worldwide photo dataset found that mammals formed a larger share of…
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Indian Raptors Separated Across Forest, Water, Cropland and Human-Dominated Landscapes
Surveys at 445 points across seven Indian localities found distinct raptor associations with water, forest, cropland and human-dominated…
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