{"id":24778,"date":"2025-04-18T14:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/avifauna\/lesser-kestrel\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:02:51","slug":"lesser-kestrel","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/en\/avifauna\/lesser-kestrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Kestrel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24778\" class=\"elementor elementor-24778 elementor-16418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247a81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed208a\" data-id=\"6ed208a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3036ff elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c3036ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AlbanellaMinore_Nicola_Pini.jpg\" alt=\"Foto di: Nicola Pini\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Foto di: Nicola Pini<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcbe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcbe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">The Lesser Kestrel is a slender, medium-sized bird of prey, characterized by light gray plumage in males and brown plumage in females and juveniles. Adults have a wingspan ranging from 97 to 122 cm, while their body length is approximately 40\u201350 cm. This species is known for its agile, low flight over open terrain, where it hunts small mammals, birds, and insects. It nests on the ground in open areas such as grasslands and cultivated fields, and its breeding season runs from May to July. The Montagu\u2019s Harrier is a long-distance migrant, moving to central and southern Africa during the winter.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b133c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b133c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Situation in Italian-Speaking Switzerland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69e84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69e84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">In Italian-speaking Switzerland, the Lesser Kestrel is considered a rare migratory species. It is mainly sighted during the spring and fall migration periods in the canton\u2019s open pastures and agricultural areas. The species does not nest in Ticino.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8999b58\" data-id=\"8999b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c306551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ecolar_project_info\" data-id=\"c306551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ecolar_project_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-list\">\r\n                <ul>\r\n                                <li><label>Nome scientifico<\/label>Circus pygargus<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Francese<\/label>Busard 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