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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

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Field Notes

Description:

Red, white, gray bird with striped tail and black vertical stripes on face. Top of head is blue/gray.

Habitat:

Prairie in the front range of Colorado

Reference Links:

American Kestrel

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Comments (2)
ceherzog
They are neat little predators...nice spotting.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Birds of the World
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Colorado Corridors Project
Mission
Global Flight
Mission
Raptors of North America

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012

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