টেমপ্লেট:Featured picture: সংশোধিত সংস্করণের মধ্যে পার্থক্য

সম্পাদনা সারাংশ নেই
সম্পাদনা সারাংশ নেই
 
(একই ব্যবহারকারী দ্বারা সম্পাদিত ২টি মধ্যবর্তী সংশোধন দেখানো হচ্ছে না)
১ নং লাইন: ১ নং লাইন:
[[File:Mauritius_kestrel_(Falco_punctatus).jpg|150px|thumb|left|''Mauritius kestrel'']]
{{Main page image/ITN
The '''[[Mauritius kestrel]]''' (''Falco punctatus'') is a bird of prey in the family [[Falconidae]] endemic to the forests of [[Mauritius]], where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's forests, cliffs, and ravines. It colonized the island and evolved into a distinct species from other [[Indian Ocean]] kestrels, probably during the [[Gelasian]] or [[Early Pleistocene]] periods.  
| image  = Mauritius_kestrel_(Falco_punctatus).jpg
| width  =
| caption = ''Mauritius kestrel''
| title  =
| alt    =
| link    = 
| border  = yes
| caption align = left
}}
The '''[[Wikipedia:Mauritius kestrel|Mauritius kestrel]]''' (''Falco punctatus'') is a bird of prey in the family [[Wikipedia:Falconidae|Falconidae]] endemic to the forests of [[Wikipedia:Mauritius|Mauritius]], where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's forests, cliffs, and ravines. It colonized the island and evolved into a distinct species from other [[Wikipedia:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]] kestrels, probably during the [[Wikipedia:Gelasian|Gelasian]] or [[Wikipedia:Early Pleistocene|Early Pleistocene]] periods.  


The Mauritius kestrel can reach a size between 26 and 30.5 centimetres (10.2 and 12.0 inches), with a mass of up to 250 grams (8.8 ounces) and rounded wings with a span of approximately 45 centimetres (18 inches). Males are slightly smaller than the females. It is a carnivorous bird, eating geckos, dragonflies, cicadas, cockroaches, crickets, and small birds. It hunts by means of short, swift flights through the forests.  
The Mauritius kestrel can reach a size between 26 and 30.5 centimetres (10.2 and 12.0 inches), with a mass of up to 250 grams (8.8 ounces) and rounded wings with a span of approximately 45 centimetres (18 inches). Males are slightly smaller than the females. It is a carnivorous bird, eating geckos, dragonflies, cicadas, cockroaches, crickets, and small birds. It hunts by means of short, swift flights through the forests.
 
In 2022, it was proclaimed the [[National symbols of Mauritius|Mauritian national bird]] to mark the 30th anniversary of the [[Republic of Mauritius]]. This Mauritius kestrel was photographed in the [[Ebony Forest]] near the village of [[Chamarel, Mauritius|Chamarel]].
 
''Photograph credit: [[Charles J. Sharp]]'' [[Eero Saarinen]] ''[[Verbena hastata]]'' [[Detour (1945 film)|''Detour'']] ''[[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|More featured pictures]]''