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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | |||
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Subspecies | Show subspecies Hide subspecies | ||
sparverius | sparverius (Northern) | North America (Alaska to Newfoundland, south to w Mexico) | |
peninsularis | sparverius (Northern) | W Mexico (s Baja California, Sonora and Sinaloa) | |
tropicalis | sparverius (Northern) | S Mexico to n Honduras | |
nicaraguensis | sparverius (Northern) | Savanna of Honduras and Nicaragua | |
paulus | paulus (Southeastern) | Coastal s US to Florida | |
caribaearum | caribaearum (Eastern Caribbean) | West Indies (Puerto Rico to Grenada) | |
dominicensis | dominicensis (Hispaniolan) | Hispaniola and Jamaica | |
sparverioides | sparverioides (Cuban) | Bahamas, Cuba and Isle of Pines | |
brevipennis | cinnamominus (South American) | Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire | |
ochraceus | cinnamominus (South American) | Mountains of e Colombia and nw Venezuela | |
caucae | cinnamominus (South American) | Mountains of w Colombia | |
isabellinus | cinnamominus (South American) | Venezuela to n Brazil | |
aequatorialis | cinnamominus (South American) | Subtropical n Ecuador | |
peruvianus | cinnamominus (South American) | Subtropical sw Ecuador, Peru and n Chile | |
cinnamominus | cinnamominus (South American) | SE Peru, Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego | |
cearae | cinnamominus (South American) | Tablelands of ne Brazil to e Bolivia | |
fernandensis | fernandensis (Juan Fernandez) | Robinson Crusoe I. (Juan Fernández Islands off Chile) | |
Endemic status | Not endemic | ||
Birds (media) | Yes | ||
Sound Guide | x26x | ||
Comment | Unlike other falcons this species is not possible to age in the field. Once fledged the plumages are very similar, and apparently even more so with the females. | ||
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