Grey Falcon vs American Kestrel

Falco hypoleucos verglichen mit Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Grey Falcon American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Falco hypoleucos Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 61,5 cm (24.2 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 473,0 g (16.68 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-4 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Grey Falcon only

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American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Grey 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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