Definition of American kestrel

1. Noun. Small North American falcon.

Exact synonyms: Falco Sparverius, Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk
Generic synonyms: Falcon
Group relationships: Falco, Genus Falco

Definition of American kestrel

1. Noun. (zoology) a species of small falcon, ''Falco sparverius''; a kestrel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Kestrel

American golden plover
American golden plovers
American gray birch
American green toad
American hackberry
American harvest mouse
American hazel
American hellebore
American holly
American hop
American hornbeam
American hornbeams
American ivy
American jay
American jays
American kestrel
American kestrels
American lady crab
American language
American larch
American laurel
American laurels
American leishmaniasis
American licorice
American lime
American liquorice
American lobster
American lotus
American magpie
American maidenhair fern

Literary usage of American kestrel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain by JOHN. GOULD (1873)
"American kestrel. A specimen of this bird, killed in Yorkshire, is now in the possession of the Rev. C. Hudson, of Trowell Rectory, near Nottingham, ..."

2. Birds of North America by Jim Roetzel (2007)
"American kestrel (left) Vermont CC Actually a small falcon, the American kestrel tracks its prey from tall perches, then dives to catch flying insects and ..."

3. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1902)
"... like so many other American birds, has several names, being called also The Rusty Crowned Falcon, American kestrel, Mouse Hawk, and Killy Hawk. ..."

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