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The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), sometimes colloquially known as the Sparrow Hawk is a small falcon found in the Western Hemisphere. It is found in a variety of habitats throughout North and South America, and it is the smallest falcon in North America.

 

American Kestrels are widely distributed across the Americas. Their breeding range extends from central and western Alaska across northern Canada to Nova Scotia, and south throughout North America, into central Mexico, the Baja, and the Caribbean. They are local breeders in Central America and are widely distributed throughout South America.

 

Most of the birds breeding in Canada and the northern United States migrate south in the winter, although some males stay as year-round residents. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

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Uploaded on August 9, 2010
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