Laggar Falcon vs American Kestrel

Falco jugger compared with Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Laggar Falcon American Kestrel
Scientific Name Falco jugger Falco sparverius
Order Falconiformes Falconiformes
Family Falconidae Falconidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 66.3 cm (26.1 in) 36.5 cm (14.4 in)
Weight 710.0 g (25.04 oz) 119.33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-5 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Laggar Falcon only

None

American Kestrel only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Laggar Falcon

Least Concern

American Kestrel

About These Birds

American Kestrel

The American Kestrel is North America's smallest falcon, weighing about 119 g with a 36.5 cm wingspan, with strikingly patterned rufous and slate-blue plumage. It hovers over open fields and roadsides to spot grasshoppers, small rodents, and lizards before diving to strike.

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