Blood Cell Morphology, Some Hematological and Serum Biochemistry Values of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Blood Cell Morphology, Some Hematological and Serum Biochemistry Values of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

In this study, morphological characteristics of peripheral blood cell, and certain hematological and serum biochemistry values were determined in 16 clinical healthy adult common kestrels in order to establish normal reference values for this population. Seven different types of blood cells were determined, such as erythrocytes, thrombocytes, big lymphocytes, monocytes, heterophils, basophils, ...

Winter predation by Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus on Pipistrelle Bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus in Southern Spain

Skin carotenoid concentration correlates with male hunting skill and territory quality in the kestrel Falco tinnunculus

In the context of sexual selection carotenoid based signals are candidates for indicator traits: they have to be taken up in the diet by animals, they can indicate the ability of the bearer to accumulate a limited resource, and they help in maintaining the health status. We investigated the yellow-orange colouration of the tarsi of the kestrel Falco tinnunculus in relation to sex, diet and to d...

Caryospora peneireiroi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (Falconiformes: Falconidae), in mainland Portugal.

The common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758, is a widespread raptor, native in Europe, Asia and Africa, and vagrant in the Americas. In the current work, 27 fecal samples were collected from common kestrels kept in the Lisbon Center for Wild Animal Recovery, located at Monsanto Forest Park, Lisbon, Portugal. Five (19%) of them were found to be passing an undescribed species of Caryospor...

p,p'-DDE residues in eggs of European kestrel Falco tinnunculus from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.