The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Formerly called sparrowhawk.
North America's littlest falcon, the American Kestrel packs a predator's fierce intensity into its small body. It's one of the most colorful of all raptors.
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Petite falcon roughly the same size as Mourning Dove, but with a larger head and wider tail. In flight, note long, narrow wings and square-tipped tail.
American kestrels are small, sexually-dichromatic falcons. Males exhibit blue-gray wings and crowns, while females have reddish-brown wings and crowns.
Our smallest falcon, the kestrel is also the most familiar and widespread in North America. In open country it is commonly seen perched on roadside wires.
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence < ...
Behavior and ecology of the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius L.) in the Sierra Nevada of California. University of California Publications in Zoology 103:1-83 ...
The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies ...
The Southeastern American kestrel is the smallest falcon found in the US. This species of kestrel has a brownish back (dorsal) area with black flecking, a ...
The American kestrel, also called the sparrow hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over ...
