Alap-alap eurasia

Alap-alap eurasia atau kestrel umum (Falco tinnunculus) adalah jenis burung pemangsa dari famili Falconidae.

 Karakteristik 
Alap-alap eurasia jantan memiliki kepala berwarna abu-abu dengan garis pipi gelap. Bagian atas tubuhnya berwarna coklat kemerahan dengan bintik-bintik gelap. Adapun bagian bawahnya kekuningan pucat dengan garis-garis gelap. Pada bagian bawah sayap umumnya berwarna keputihan disertai tanda gelap. Bagian atas sayap terbang memiliki dua warna.

Pada kepala alap-alap eurasia betina terdapat mahkota berwarna coklat dengan garis-garis gelap. Tubuh bagian atas berwarna coklat pucat agak kusam dengan pola-pola gelap berbentuk segitiga atau batang. Adapun bagian bawahnya bergaris gelap merata. Bagian bawah sayap umumnya berwarna keputihan

 Galeri 

 Catatan kaki 

 Referensi 
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 Pranala luar 
  Rock Kestrel - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
  ARKive - images and movies of the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 
  Kestrels in Israel
  Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  Text of the Hopkins poem
  Kestrel on-line 2012: Brest, Belarus
  Kestrel on-line 2012: Groningen, The Netherlands 
  Live Streaming of Common Kestrel nest in Amadora, Portugal 

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