Prairie Falcon vs American Kestrel

Falco mexicanus verglichen mit Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Prairie Falcon American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Falco mexicanus Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 65,0 cm (25.6 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 762,3333333333334 g (26.89 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-6 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Prairie Falcon only

American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Prairie 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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