American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) and order Falconiformes (Falcons).
Gallery
Adult male
California, USA
, 1 Feb 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult female
Sacramento NWR, California, USA
, 19 Jan 2015
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult male
Oregon, USA
, 19 Nov 2019
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult male
California, USA
, 11 Nov 2021
© Graeme C. Colmer
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American Kestrel
Adult male
California, USA
, 1 Feb 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult female
Sacramento NWR, California, USA
, 19 Jan 2015
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult male
Oregon, USA
, 19 Nov 2019
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult male
California, USA
, 11 Nov 2021
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Canada
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
- Genus: Falco
- Species: Falco sparverius
- Genus: Falco
- Family: Falconidae
- Order: Falconiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
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
