Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска ветрушка |
| Croatian | američka vjetruša |
| Czech | poštolka pestrá |
| Danish | Amerikansk Tårnfalk |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Torenvalk |
| English | American Kestrel |
| English (United States) | American Kestrel |
| French | Crécerelle d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Crécerelle d'Amérique |
| German | Buntfalke |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Κιρκινέζι |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Grigri Fran |
| Hebrew | בז אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Tarka vércse |
| Icelandic | Skrúðfálki |
| Japanese | アメリカチョウゲンボウ |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinis pelėsakalis |
| Norwegian | spurvefalk |
| Polish | pustułka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | quiriquiri |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Peneireiro-americano |
| Romanian | Vânturel american |
| Russian | Воробьиная пустельга |
| Serbian | Američka vetruška |
| Slovak | sokol pestrý |
| Slovenian | Ameriška postovka |
| Spanish | Cernícalo Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Halconcito Colorado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Cernícalo |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Cernícalo Americano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Cernícalo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Cuyaya |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cernícalo Americano (Quilico) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Clis-Clis |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cernícalo Americano |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cernícalo Americano |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Halconcito colorado |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cernícalo Americano |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Falcón Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cernícalo americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Halconcito |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Halcón Primito |
| Swedish | sparvfalk |
| Turkish | Ala Kerkenez |
| Ukrainian | Боривітер американський |
Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
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- falco
- sparverius
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Authors
John A. Smallwood and David M. Bird
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, J. A. and D. M. Bird (2020). American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.amekes.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 2002
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Authors
John A. Smallwood and David M. Bird
Revisors
John A. Smallwood and David M. Bird
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, J. A. and D. M. Bird (2002). American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.602
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2002
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, J. A., and D. M. Bird. 2002. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). In The Birds of North America, No. 602 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.602.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 23, 2017
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Authors
Clayton M. White, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
White, C. M., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and P. F. D. Boesman (2017). American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.