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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius · Family Falconidae
Falco sparverius
Family Falconidae
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Family
- Falconidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 5,956,370
- Countries and territories with records
- 71
About this species
This species has 5,956,370 occurrence records from 71 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (81.9%), Canada (8.3%), Mexico (1.9%) and Argentina (1.5%); together they account for 93.5% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.44% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Falco sparverius combines the genus name Falco with the species epithet sparverius. The Warbla app catalog lists 38 species of the genus Falco; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Falco tinnunculus, Falco peregrinus and Falco columbarius.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 58 species of the family Falconidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 15.8 times the family average (377,669). The family Falconidae belongs to the order Falconiformes, which has 58 species in the Warbla app catalog.