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IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).
Manzano, J., Mendez-Fernandez, P., Gil-Jimenez, E., Romero, D. & Ferrer, M. 2021. Temporal trends of inorganic elements in a common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) population from south west Spain. Environmental Pollution 274: 116447.
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Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/common-kestrel-falco-tinnunculus on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.