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Home > Learn About Raptors > Meet the Education Birds > American Kestrels

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American Kestrels


Pair of Kestrels
  • Baron
  • Cinnamon
  • Jack

The American kestrel is the smallest North American falcon. Males and females are colored differently, an unusual trait in raptors.

Learn more about American kestrels

Baron, an American kestrel

Age: hatched 2001
Sex: male
Weight: 4 ounces
Date of recovery: 2001
Location of recovery: Parkers Prairie, Minnesota
Original problem: imprinted on people

Cinnamon, an American kestrel

Age: hatched 1997
Sex: female
Weight: 4.25 ounces
Date of recovery: 1997
Location of recovery: Amery, Wisconsin
Original problem: Broken right wing

Jack, an American kestrel

Age: hatched 2001
Sex: male
Weight: 4 ounces
Date of recovery: 2001
Location of recovery:
Parkers Prairie, Minnesota
Original problem:
imprinted on people



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