American Kestrel
American Kestrel · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 114.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 93).
Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 58).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Jonathon Jongsma · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
17 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Falco sparverius sparverius
Alaska and Canada through the USA to w Mexico
- Falco sparverius paulus
se USA
- Falco sparverius peninsularis
nw Mexico
- Falco sparverius tropicalis
s Mexico to n Honduras
- Falco sparverius nicaraguensis
nw Honduras, Nicaragua
- Falco sparverius sparverioides
Bahamas and Cuba
- Falco sparverius dominicensis
Hispaniola
- Falco sparverius caribaearum
Puerto Rico to Grenada (West Indies)
- Falco sparverius brevipennis
Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)
- Falco sparverius isabellinus
e Venezuela, the Guianas and n Brazil
- Falco sparverius ochraceus
e Colombia and nw Venezuela
- Falco sparverius caucae
w Colombia
- Falco sparverius aequatorialis
n Ecuador
- Falco sparverius peruvianus
sw Ecuador, Peru and n Chile
- Falco sparverius cinnamominus
se Peru to Paraguay, se Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) and Tierra del Fuego
- Falco sparverius fernandensis
Alejandro Selkirk and Juan Fernandez Is. (Chile)
- Falco sparverius cearae
s Brazil
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Falco sparverius
Which family does it belong to?
Caracaras, Falcons (Falconidae)
Where is it found?
North America & Middle America & South America: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Vincent O'Brien · Not recorded
