Eurasian Kestrel

Also known as: Common Kestrel, European Kestrel, Old World Kestrel

35 cm (14") Rare. Aleutians, east coast.

Male: similar to American Kestrel but has only one facial stripe, a gray tail, and the male has rusty wings not blue-gray.

Female or Immature: brown wings. Single facial stripe. Wedge-shaped tail.

In flight; often hovers.

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Falco tinnunculus