Picture of the day Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel, Mauritius. In 1974, this Mauritius endemic was the rarest bird in the World. Due to ground-breaking conservation work the population rose to 800, but has now slumped to possibly 400 birds. In 2023, the Government of Mauritius declared the Mauritius Kestrel as its national bird. #ImageOfTheDay

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en">Picture of the day </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span><a href="Mauritius_kestrel_(Falco_punctatus).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="http://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/picture-of-the-daymauritius-kestrel-falco-punctatus-ebony-forest-reserve-chamarel-mauritius-in-1974-this-mauritius-endemic-was-the-rarest-bird-in-the-world-due-to-ground-breaking-conserva.jpg" width="300" height="450" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2389" data-file-height="3584"></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en">Mauritius kestrel (<i>Falco punctatus</i>), Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel, Mauritius. In 1974, this Mauritius endemic was the rarest bird in the World. Due to ground-breaking conservation work the population rose to 800, but has now slumped to possibly 400 birds. In 2023, the Government of Mauritius declared the Mauritius Kestrel as its national bird.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>