Saker Falcon vs American Kestrel

Falco cherrug verglichen mit Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Saker Falcon American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Falco cherrug Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 75,7 cm (29.8 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 997,5 g (35.19 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-6 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Saker Falcon only

American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Saker 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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