THE LESSER KESTREL Falco cenchris, Naumann

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Very few examples of this small Hawk have been taken in this country. It is a summer visitor to Southern Europe, but towards the east it breeds in higher latitudes.

It may be distinguished from the Common Kestrel by its smaller size and white claws. Length 12·26 in.; wing 9·2 in.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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