| Seychelles kestrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Falco |
| Species: | F. araeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Falco araeus (Oberholser, 1917)
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The Seychelles kestrel (Falco araeus) is a small bird of prey belonging to the genus Falco in the falcon family, Falconidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles Islands where it is the only breeding bird of prey. It is known in Seychellois Creole as the katiti after its loud, shrill call.
- ^ BirdLife International (2023). "Falco araeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T22696380A227717030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22696380A227717030.en. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.