American Kestrel

About the American Kestrel
Also known as: Sparrow Hawk
American Kestrel

The American Kestrel, formerly known as the Sparrow Hawk, is the smallest falcon in North America - about the size of an American Robin.

American Kestrels are widely distributed across the Americas. Their breeding range extends from central and western Alaska across northern Canada to Nova Scotia, and south throughout North America, into central Mexico, the Baja, and the Caribbean. They are local breeders in Central America and are widely distributed throughout South America.

Most of the birds breeding in Canada and the northern United States migrate south in the winter, although some males stay as year-round residents. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

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