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American Kestrel [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis]
Falco sparverius [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis] (= Falco sparverius sparverius) Linnaeus, C 1758
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Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco sparverius sparverius
Classification
Order:Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco sparverius sparverius
Original description
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.90
Protonym:
Falco sparverius
Type locality:
America = South Carolina ex Catesby.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/107/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
20649DDA7349E47F
Avibase ID:
avibase-20649DDA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/20649DDA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175623
Geographic range:
- Falco sparverius sparverius: North America (Alaska to Newfoundland, southward to western Mexico)
- Falco sparverius peninsularis: western Mexico (southern Baja California, Sonora, and Sinaloa)
- Falco sparverius tropicalis: southern Mexico to northern Honduras
- Falco sparverius nicaraguensis: savanna of Honduras and Nicaragua
Source: Clements checklist
American Kestrel [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis]
Czech:
poštolka pestrá [skupina sparverius]
Danish:
Amerikansk Tårnfalk, Nordlig [sparverius Gruppe]
German:
Buntfalke [sparverius-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Cernícalo Americano (neártico)
Spanish (Spain):
Cernícalo americano (neártico)
French:
Crécerelle d'Amérique [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis ou nicaraguensis]
Hungarian:
Tarca vércse (Északi)
Icelandic:
Skrúðfálki [sparverius hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
amerikachougenbou (sparverius guru-pu)
Japanese:
アメリカチョウゲンボウ（sparverius グループ）
Lithuanian:
Amerikinis pelėsakalis [sparverius grupė]
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Torenvalk (sparverius groep)
Norwegian:
spurvefalk (sparverius gr.)
Polish:
pustułka amerykańska [gr. sparverius]
Portuguese (Brazil):
quiriquiri [grupo sparverius]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Peneireiro-americano [grupo sparverius]
Russian:
Воробьиная пустельга [группа sparverius]
Slovak:
sokol pestrý (skup.)
Serbian:
Američka vetruška [sparverius grupa]
Swedish:
sparvfalk [gruppen sparverius]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Kestrel [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Kestrel [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Kestrel [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Kestrel [Northern] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Kestrel [Northern] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Kestrel [Northern] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Kestrel [Northern] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Kestrel [Northern] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Kestrel [Northern] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| eBird version 1.55: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: American Kestrel (Northern) ( Falco sparverius [sparverius Group]) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Falco sparverius [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis, nicaraguensis or paulus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Американска ветрушка, Американска ветрушка [Група sparverius]
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): gli-gli
Czech: poštolka pestrá, poštolka pestrá [skupina sparverius]
Welsh: Cudyll coch America
Danish: Amerikansk Tårnfalk, Amerikansk Tårnfalk (Nordlig), Amerikansk Tårnfalk, Nordlig [sparverius Gruppe]
German: Buntfalke, Buntfalke [sparverius-Gruppe]
Greek: Αμερικανικό Κιρκινέζι [sparverius ομάδα], Αμερικανικό Κιρκινέζι [sparverius]
English: American Kestrel (Northern), American Kestrel [Northern], American Kestrel [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis]
English, HBW: American Kestrel (Northern)
English (IOC): American Kestrel (Northern)
English (United States): American Kestrel (Northern)
Spanish: Cernícalo Americano, Cernícalo Americano (grupo sparverius), Cernícalo Americano (neártico)
Spanish (Argentine): Halconcito colorado, Halconcito Colorado [grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Bolivia): Halconcito colorado
Spanish (Chile): Cernícalo, Cernícalo [grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Costa Rica): Cernícalo Americano, Cernícalo Americano (grupo sparverius), Cernícalo Americano [grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Cuba): Cernícalo [grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Cuyaya
Spanish (Ecuador): Cernícalo Americano (Quilico) [Grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Spain): Cernícalo americano (neártico), Cernícalo Americano [sparverius Group]
Spanish (HBW): American Kestrel (Northern)
Spanish (Honduras): Lis lis
Spanish (Mexico): Cernícalo americano, Cernícalo Americano (grupo sparverius)
Spanish (Panama): Cernícalo Americano (grupo sparverius)
Spanish (Peru): Cernícalo Americano [grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Paraguay): Halconcito, Halconcito colorado [grupo sparverius]
Spanish (Uruguay): Halconcito [Grupo sparverius], Halconcito Común
Estonian: ameerika tuuletallaja
Finnish: amerikantuulihaukka
Faroese: Skartsmyril
French: Crécerelle d'Amérique (Nord), Crécerelle d'Amérique [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis], Crécerelle d'Amérique [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis ou nicaraguensis], Crécerelle d'Amérique [sparverius]
Guadeloupean Creole French: Gligli
Guarani: Kiri kiri'i
Haitian Creole French: Grigri Fran
Hebrew: בז אמריקאי
Hungarian: Tarca vércse (Északi)
Icelandic: Skrúðfálki, Skrúðfálki [sparverius hópur]
Italian: Gheppio americano
Japanese (romaji): amerikachougembou, amerikachougenbou (sparverius guru-pu)
Japanese: アメリカチョウゲンボウ, アメリカチョウゲンボウ (sparverius グループ), アメリカチョウゲンボウ（sparverius グループ）
Scientific: Falco sparverius, Falco sparverius [sparverius Group], Falco sparverius [sparverius, peninsularis, tropicalis or nicaraguensis], Falco sparverius [sparverius], Falco sparverius sparverius
Lithuanian: Amerikinis pelėsakalis, Amerikinis pelėsakalis [sparverius grupė]
Maltese: Spanjulett Amerikan
Dutch: Amerikaanse Torenvalk, Amerikaanse Torenvalk (sparverius groep)
Norwegian: Spurvefalk, spurvefalk (sparverius gr.)
Polish: pustulka amerykanska, pustułka amerykańska [gr. sparverius]
Portuguese: Quiriquiri
Portuguese (Brazil): Quiriquiri, quiriquiri [grupo sparverius]
Portuguese (Portugal): Peneireiro-americano [grupo sparverius]
Russian: Воробьиная пустельга [группа sparverius], Пустельга воробьиная
Slovak: Sokol pestrý, sokol pestrý (skup.)
Slovenian: ameriška postovka, Ameriška postovka [sparverius]
Serbian: Američka vetruška [sparverius grupa]
Swedish: Sparvfalk, sparvfalk [gruppen sparverius], sparvfalk [sparverius Group]
Turkish: ala kerkenez, Ala Kerkenez [sparverius Grubu]
Chinese: 美洲隼
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