Data from: Study "Migration routes of the Common Kestrel passing through Guiyang, China"

This dataset documents movements of a male Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) fitted with a satellite tracker in Guiyang, China, between April 2019 and May 2020. Movements include northward spring migration in 2019 from Guiyang to Shanxi Province, southward autumn migration to Thailand in 2019, and northward migration in 2020. Four major stopover sites were identified in Guizhou, Laos, and Vietnam. Habitat use varied across migration stages, with stopovers occurring most commonly in forested areas (forest (57.63%), cropland (29.94%), grassland (10.73%), shrubland (1.14%), and wetlands (0.56%)), breeding area primarily in grasslands (grassland (70.76%), cropland (25.68%), forest (2.37%), and artificial surfaces (1.19%), and wintering area dominated by cropland (cropland (98.53%), artificial surfaces (1.46%), forest (0.01%). This is the first study to reveal the year-round movements and migration route for kestrels in central and western China, providing baseline data for future studies.