The extinction of the Réunion kestrel, which thus seems to have been around 1700, is something of a mystery, just as that of the Réunion scops owl (Otus grucheti).
The disappearance of the Réunion kestrel, which appears to have existed around 1700, is a puzzle just as the extinction of the Réunion scops owl (Otus grucheti) is.