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  • American Kestrel, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Vincent O'Brien, all rights reserved

  • American Kestrel, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Josh van der Meulen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • American Kestrel, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) SINEAD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • American Kestrel, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) rabbitlady101, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • American Kestrel, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Andrea Carpio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • American Kestrel, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Tommy Farquhar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Worldwide
132,627 observations
Group
Birds
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About

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Formerly called "sparrowhawk", a misnomer as it is a true falcon and is unrelated genetically to the Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a mourning dove. It also ranges to South America and is a well-established species that has

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