Falco tinnunculus
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Hangs motionless in the air on beating wings with a fanned tail and a rock-steady head; on its own this pins the identification
Back cinnamon-rufous, covered in black droplet-shaped spots
Male has a blue-grey head and tail with a broad black subterminal band and a thin white tip
Moustachial stripe thin and faint, unlike the broad black one of the peregrine
Claws black, whereas the lesser kestrel's are pale; a decisive split in close photos
