American Kestrel Falco sparverius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (46)
- Subspecies (17)
John A. Smallwood and David M. Bird
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска ветрушка |
| Catalan | xoriguer americà |
| 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 (France) | 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
PROTONYM:
Falco sparverius
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.90.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America = South Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- sparverius
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the American Kestrel
