American Kestrel

• Scientific Name: Falco Sparverius
• Common Name: American Kestral (Male)
• Diet: any small animals
• Color: brown/gray
• Size: 9 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: two black sideburns, bluish-gray wings, hooked beak
• Nest: cavity
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Falco
• Family: Falconidae (true falcons)
• Order: Falconiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: sparverius