Esmerilhão vs Reunion Kestrel

Falco columbarius compared with Falco duboisi

Key Differences

• Esmerilhão is Least Concern while Reunion Kestrel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Esmerilhão	Reunion Kestrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco columbarius	Falco duboisi

Evolutionary Relationship

Esmerilhão and Reunion Kestrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Esmerilhão

LC — Least Concern

Reunion Kestrel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Esmerilhão	Reunion Kestrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Esmerilhão

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Reunion Kestrel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Esmerilhão

O esmerilhao (Falco columbarius) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.