American Kestrel vs Lanner Falcon

Falco sparverius compared with Falco biarmicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Kestrel	Lanner Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Falconiformes (Gündüz yırtıcı kuşları)	Falconiformes (Gündüz yırtıcı kuşları)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco sparverius	Falco biarmicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Kestrel

LC — Least Concern

Lanner Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Kestrel	Lanner 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).

Lanner Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

American Kestrel

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Lanner Falcon

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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