Greater Kestrel vs American Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides verglichen mit Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Greater Kestrel American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Falco rupicoloides Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 55,2 cm (21.7 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 242,33333333333334 g (8.55 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-7 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Greater Kestrel only

American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Greater 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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