Red-headed Falcon vs American Kestrel

Falco chicquera verglichen mit Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-headed Falcon American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Falco chicquera Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 41,0 cm (16.1 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 212,0 g (7.48 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Red-headed Falcon only

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American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Red-headed 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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