8 Types of Falcons in North America - Wildlife Informer
Jul 15, 2024 · American Kestrels are the smallest falcons, but they’re also actually the smallest birds of prey in North America. Their small size means they hunt mostly small creatures like grasshoppers, lizards, mice, and sometimes small birds. Their small size doesn’t prevent them from being fierce and efficient hunters, though.
American Kestrel Identification - All About Birds
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: the male’s slate-blue head and wings contrast elegantly with his rusty-red back and tail; the female has the same warm reddish on her wings, back, and tail.
American kestrel - Wikipedia
Adult female in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Kestrel resting in an apple tree.. The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Though has been called the American sparrowhawk, this common name is a misnomer; the American kestrel is a true falcon, while the Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, is not in the Falco genus and is thus genetically ...
American Kestrel - All About Birds
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: the male’s slate-blue head and wings contrast elegantly with his rusty-red back and tail; the female has the same warm reddish on her wings, back, and tail.
American Kestrel | Audubon Field Guide
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, or hovering low over a field on rapidly beating wings, waiting to pounce on a grasshopper.
The American Kestrel Is the Smallest Falcon - Birds and Blooms
Aug 26, 2024 · If you’re looking for an American kestrel, think small: this teeny falcon is no larger than a mourning dove. The smallest and most common falcon in North America, male kestrels have a rather intricate coloring which includes gray-blue wings and brown, striped backs; their heads have the same gray-blue coloring feature two black lines by the eyes.
American Kestrel: A Complete Guide - Avian Report
The American Kestrel holds the distinction of being the smallest, most numerous, and widely distributed North American falcon.
American Kestrel - American Bird Conservancy
About the size of a Blue Jay, the American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America. Common nicknames for this scrappy little raptor include "sparrow hawk" (after the distantly related Eurasian Sparrowhawk), "grasshopper hawk," for one of its favorite prey items, and "killy hawk," due to its shrill call.
Kestrel - A-Z Animals
May 27, 2024 · The kestrel, also called sparrowhawk, is a type of small falcon. In the United States, it’s the smallest and most colorful falcon around. This bird of prey lives in open habitats and is about the size of a blue jay to a mourning dove.
American Kestrel - The Peregrine Fund
The American Kestrel is one of the most beautiful falcons in North America. Its feather patterns of blues, reds, grays, browns, and blacks make this small bird of prey a real eye-catcher! Apart from their good looks, American Kestrels are also swift fliers with astounding aerobatic abilities.