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Image: Falco araea Seychelles Kestrel side views (cropped)

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Description: The Seychelles Kestrel - a tiny falcon! It may be the smallest falcon in the world being only 18-23 cm (7-9 in), whereas the American Kestrel is the second smallest at 9-12 inches. (See www.cvm.umn.edu/raptor/learn/info/amkestrel/home.html) Picture taken by Nicholas Martens on 6/27/09 in the Seychelles.

Part of a "Birds of Seychelles" Set
Author: Maureen Leong-Kee from Boca Raton, FL, United States
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