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Falco sparverius
Males have blue-grey wings with black spots and white undersides with black barring. The back is rufous, with barring on the lower half. The belly and flanks are white with black spotting. The tail is also rufous, with a white or rufous tip and a black subterminal band. The undersides of the females are creamy to buff with heavy brown streaking. The tail is noticeably different from the male's, being rufous in color with numerous narrow dark black bars.
They are found throughout much of North, Central, and South America year round in a variety of habitats.
Spotted on Jan 8, 2013
Submitted on Jan 9, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you all! And even though they are super common, I never get tired of seeing them either!
very lovely...:)
I love these guys.
Wonderful series! I LOVE American Kestrel. They are so gorgeous!