Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Falco sparverius | American Kestrel 



ABBREVIATION : 
FASP

COMMON NAMES : 
   American kestrel
   sparrow hawk


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the American kestrel is Falco
sparverius Linnaeus [1,2].  It is in the family Falconidae [1].  Four
recognized subspecies occur in North America and are listed below [1]:

     F. sparverius sparverius 
     F. sparverius guadalupensis Bond
     F. sparverius paulus (Howe and King):  southeastern American kestrel
     F. sparverius peninsularis Mearns


ORDER : 
Falconiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Southeastern American kestrels are federally listed as a Category 2
subspecies [63] and are classified as threatened by the state of Florida
[62].  They have declined by over 80 percent in north-central Florida
during recent decades and similar declines have occurred throughout the
state [50].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie Tesky, May 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Falco sparverius. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Falco sparverius | American Kestrel