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The term kestrel (from French: crécerelle, derivative from crécelle, i.e. ratchet) is the common name given to several species of predatory birds from the falcon genus Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 metres (35–65 ft) over open country and swoop ...
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called "kestrel". [2]
The American kestrel is a common bird used in falconry, especially by beginners. Though not as strong a flyer as many other, larger falcons, proper training and weight control by the falconer allows many American kestrels to become effective hunters of birds in the size range of sparrows and starlings, with occasional success against birds up ...
In New Hampshire, the bird is listed as a "species of greatest conservation need," while other states, including Delaware and New Jersey, list American kestrels as endangered or threatened.
Participants counted 59 distinct bird species and 8,602 individual birds on count day, but the unseasonably warm temperatures and gusty southwest winds complicated things as well.
With their incredible speed, size, sharp talons, and beaks, birds of prey are the most dangerous predators in North American skies. The 8 birds examined in today’s video from A-Z-Animals are not ...
The nankeen kestrel is a species of the genus Falco, allied to a subgenus Tinnunculus.They were first described by Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. Further descriptions — regarded as synonyms for the species — were published: Cerchneis immaculata Brehm, 1845; the later name Cerchneis unicolor by Alexander Milligan was published in Emu in 1904; and that author's name appearing ...
The greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) or white-eyed kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa .