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Meanings of American kestrel in English

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falcão americano
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Small North American falcon.

        falcão americano
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        Examples for "kestrel"
        1
        The kestrel's predator instincts amplified each motion, building up a comprehensive picture.
        The Reality Dysfunction
        2
        They in turn provide food for heron, tawny owl, kestrel and buzzard.
        The Guardian
        3
        For the kestrel is a most insulting creature towards the bigger birds.
        Afoot in England
        4
        Scans of the bird revealed that is was probably a Eurasian kestrel.
        The Guardian
        5
        Goalkeeping became as significant for me as the kestrel did for Billy.
        The Guardian
        1
        Then we discovered they were being devoured by a beautiful sparrow hawk.
        The Irish Times
        2
        That's the sparrow hawk's cry, but it's a blue jay that made it.
        Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)
        3
        De Rançun came back with the sparrow hawk, still hooded, on his gloved fist.
        The Secret Eleanor
        4
        Most likely caught and then dropped by a sparrow hawk or loggerhead shrike, thought Raff.
        Anthill: a novel
        5
        Like all hawks, the sparrow hawk is capable of bursts of high speed in flight.
        High performance mysql, 2nd edition
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