American Kestrel [sparverius]
Falco sparverius [sparverius] (= Falco sparverius sparverius) Linnaeus, C 1758
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:
F6D04F80F13F99C3
Avibase ID:
avibase-F6D04F80
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F6D04F80
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175623
American Kestrel [sparverius]
French:
Crécerelle d'Amérique [sparverius]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Kestrel [sparverius] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Kestrel [sparverius] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Kestrel [sparverius] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): American Kestrel [sparverius] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Kestrel [nominate] ( Falco sparverius [sparverius]) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Falco sparverius
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Американска ветрушка
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): gli-gli
Czech: poštolka pestrá
Welsh: Cudyll coch America
Danish: Amerikansk Tårnfalk
German: Buntfalke
English: American Kestrel, American Kestrel (nominate), American Kestrel [nominate], American Kestrel [sparverius]
Spanish: Cernícalo Americano
Spanish (Argentine): Halconcito colorado
Spanish (Bolivia): Halconcito colorado
Spanish (Chile): Cernícalo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Cernícalo Americano
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Cuyaya
Spanish (Honduras): Lis lis
Spanish (Mexico): cernícalo americano
Spanish (Paraguay): Halconcito
Spanish (Uruguay): Halconcito Común
Estonian: ameerika tuuletallaja
Finnish: amerikantuulihaukka
Faroese: Skartsmyril
French: Crécerelle d'Amérique, Crécerelle d'Amérique [sparverius]
Guadeloupean Creole French: Gligli
Guarani: Kiri kiri'i
Hebrew: בז אמריקאי
Haitian Creole: Grigri Fran
Icelandic: Skrúðfálki
Italian: Gheppio americano
Japanese (romaji): amerikachougembou
Japanese: アメリカチョウゲンボウ
Scientific: Falco sparverius, Falco sparverius [sparverius], Falco sparverius sparverius
Lithuanian: Amerikinis pelėsakalis
Maltese: Spanjulett Amerikan
Dutch: Amerikaanse Torenvalk
Norwegian: Spurvefalk
Polish: pustulka amerykanska, pustułka amerykańska
Portuguese: Quiriquiri
Portuguese (Brazil): Quiriquiri
Russian: Пустельга воробьиная
Slovak: Sokol pestrý
Slovenian: ameriška postovka
Swedish: Sparvfalk
Turkish: ala kerkenez
Chinese: 美洲隼
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