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Home / Wildlife / Birds / American Kestrels are the smallest and most common falcon in North America

American Kestrels are the smallest and most common falcon in North America

Updated on May 17, 2024February 11, 2023
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American kestrels are also the most colorful of all the raptors, hunt in open-habitats, and are about the size of a Mourning Dove.

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