Mauritius Kestrel vs American Kestrel

Falco punctatus verglichen mit Falco sparverius

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Merkmal Mauritius Kestrel American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Falco punctatus Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 35,9 cm (14.1 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 173,25 g (6.11 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Mauritius Kestrel

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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