American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male

The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) and order Falconiformes (Falcons).

Gallery

Observed

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - United States

United States

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Canada

Canada

Observed
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - United States

United States

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Canada

Canada

Classification

Species in the Genus of Falco

African Hobby

Falco cuvierii

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis

Australian Hobby

Falco longipennis

Banded Kestrel

Falco zoniventris

Bat Falcon

Falco rufigularis

Black Falcon

Falco subniger

Brown Falcon

Falco berigora

Dickinson's Kestrel

Falco dickinsoni

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Fox Kestrel

Falco alopex

Gray Falcon

Falco hypoleucos

Gray Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Laggar Falcon

Falco jugger

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

Malagasy Kestrel

Falco newtoni

Mauritius Kestrel

Falco punctatus

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Nankeen Kestrel

Falco cenchroides

New Zealand Falcon

Falco novaeseelandiae

Orange-breasted Falcon

Falco deiroleucus

Oriental Hobby

Falco severus

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Reunion Kestrel

Falco duboisi

Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

Seychelles Kestrel

Falco araeus

Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor

Spotted Kestrel

Falco moluccensis

Taita Falcon

Falco fasciinucha

External Links

American Kestrel – Wikipedia
American Kestrel – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
American Kestrel – Audubon.org