American Kestrel vs Saker Falcon

Falco sparverius compared with Falco cherrug

Key Differences

• American Kestrel is Least Concern while Saker Falcon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Kestrel	Saker Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Falconiformes (매목)	Falconiformes (매목)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco sparverius	Falco cherrug

Evolutionary Relationship

American Kestrel and Saker Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

American Kestrel

LC — Least Concern

Saker Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Kestrel	Saker Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Kestrel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Saker Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

American Kestrel

아메리카황조롱이(Falco sparverius)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전역에 걸쳐 널리 분포하고 개체수가 풍부하며, 개체군은 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려는 없습니다.

Saker Falcon

새커팰컨(Falco cherrug)은 IUCN 적색목록에서 미평가(NE)종으로 분류된다. 아직 IUCN 적색목록 기준에 따라 평가되지 않아 보전 현황이 결정되지 않은 상태이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom