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American Kestrel Information

These beautifully coloured small birds of prey fly with shallow and fast wing beats and seldom glide through the air. They hunt for prey from a lookout point or 'prey' bij hanging in a stationary position in the air. They are terretorial and will aggressively attack other birds of prey entering their feeding or breeding area, even their own species. American kestrels do not make or build their own nests and are not very particular about a brooding place and will use other birds empty or abandoned nests instead. They will nest in tall buildings, cavities in cliffs and trees. Four to six eggs are layed between April and May. The female broods the eggs and incubation takes 26 to 31 days.

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American Kestrel Natural Habitat Distribution Map

American Kestrel Natural Habitat Map
Species:

Falco sparverius


Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family

Animalia

(Animals)

Chordata

(Chordata Animals)

Aves

(Birds)

Falconiformes

(Birds Of Prey)

Falconidae

(Falcons and Caracaras)

Wingspan
Height
Weight
Image
52 - 61 cm 22 - 28 cm 118 - 121 gr Photo Photo
American Kestrel Wingspan American Kestrel Height American Kestrel Weight American Kestrel Image American Kestrel Image

Primary Food Sources:
Grasshoppers Dragonflies Lizards Mice Small Birds
Grasshopper Dragonfly Lizard Mouse Small Bird

American Kestrel Sounds
American Kestrel Sounds - Click to download

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This sound file is of a group of three young American Kestrels asking for food. Once the mother kestrel realizes I am recording them she lets out a warning chirp to the youngsters.


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