Adult male (Northern)
Small falcon with a small head. Adult males are rusty above with slate-blue wings and two black slashes on the face. Often bobs its tail while perched.
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The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Formerly called sparrowhawk.
Both male and female adult American kestrels have a pointed, sharp beak, the average beak size is 1.2 to 1.4 cm. Their wings and tails are long and pointed ...
The species also exhibits sexual size dimorphism, with the female about 10% heavier than the male. The American Kestrel inhabits open areas covered by short ...
The males' wings are gray and the females' are brown with darker barring. The male's nape is tawny with a black spot and has a red-brown tail and spot on its ...
Male has red-brown tail with black tip, red-brown back contrasting with blue-gray wings. Size. About the size of a Crow, About the size of a Robin. Color. Black ...
Males are usually dark bluish gray to black above and females are usually very dark gray to black. Flight of the merlin is usually direct and rapid. The ...
Its plumage is colorful and attractive, and juveniles are similar in plumage to adults. Males have blue-grey wings with black spots and white undersides with ...
Raptor Identification. Falco sparverius. American Kestrel. IUCN Conservation ... Adult males are buffy on the underbody with few black spots and orangey breast.
Adult male (Northern). Males' wings are blue-gray and black; their tail is mostly orange, with a broad black band bordered by a thin white tip.
