Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
- umum
- 48 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Smallest falcon, biggest attitude. Hovers in place until you open the message.
- Populasi
- ~9.2 million mature individuals globally
- Habitat
- Open and semi-open country — grasslands, meadows, deserts, farmland, forest clearings, and urban/suburban areas with perches and nesting cavities
- Fakta menarik
- It is North America's smallest and most common falcon, and despite its name, DNA evidence shows it is not closely related to true kestrels but is an evolutionarily basal falcon whose kestrel-like hunting style arose through convergent evolution.
- Sebaran
- Throughout the Americas, from central/western Alaska and northern Canada (to Nova Scotia) south through the continental US, Mexico, and Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America; absent from Arctic fringes and dense Amazon rainforest
- Makanan
- Mainly large insects (grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, dragonflies), plus small mammals (mice, voles), lizards, frogs, and small birds
- Ukuran
- 0,265 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,56 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
