noun
definition
Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
definition
The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.
Examples of kestrels in a Sentence
Kestrels are common.
Even kestrels are hovering low, their sharp eyesight blunted by the vapors below them.
In fact my raptor count for the day would come to include sixteen kestrels in just 5 hours of birding!
We saw the kestrels perched on the large tree outside the center.
Captive fledgling American kestrels prefer to play with objects resembling natural prey.
Few birds seen en-route bar lots of common kestrels.
For example, toucans and kestrels lay similar sized eggs, yet toucan eggs hatch in about half the time.
The trails pass through wooded areas and marshland, offering glimpses of a variety of plants and animals, such as great blue herons, barred and great horned owls, redheaded woodpeckers, red-tailed hawks, kestrels and turkey vultures.