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American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius )

American Kestrel | Falco sparverius photo

American Kestrel, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron County, Texas

Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved.

American Kestrel | Falco sparverius photo

American Kestrel, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron County, Texas

Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved.

AMERICAN KESTREL FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Falconidae
Genus:	Falco
Species:	sparverius
Common Name:	American Kestrel

Relatives in same Genus
  Aplomado Falcon (F. femoralis)
  Prairie Falcon (F. mexicanus)
  Peregrine Falcon (F. peregrinus)
  Eurasian Kestrel (F. tinnunculus)