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n. Any of various small falcons belonging to the genus Falco that are distributed worldwide, especially the American kestrel and the European kestrel.

n. Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.

n. The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus

n. A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.

n. A common European falcon, Falco tinnunculus, Tinnunculus alaudarius, or Cerchneis tinnunculus, of small size and reddish color.

n. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind

n. small North American falcon

"The kestrel is the most fertile; for this is nearly the only bird of prey which drinks, and its moisture, both innate and acquired, along with its heat is favourable to generative products."

falcon   

nankeen kestrel   

windhover    stannel   

American Kestrel    Banded Kestrel    Common Kestrel    Greater Kestrel    Lesser Kestrel    Mauritius Kestrel    Malagasy Kestrel    Seychelles Kestrel    Fox Kestrel    Grey Kestrel   

staniel    windhover   

sparrow hawk    blue-banded    man-carrying    merlin    ripcord    Ashanti    coffin-shaped    8-foot    white-tailed    mad-eyed