Usage of "Falco sparverius"

Portuguese

Catalan

Small North American falcon.

Synonyms

Examples for "kestrel"

The kestrel's predator instincts amplified each motion, building up a comprehensive picture. 
 The Reality Dysfunction 

They in turn provide food for heron, tawny owl, kestrel and buzzard. 
 The Guardian 

For the kestrel is a most insulting creature towards the bigger birds. 
 Afoot in England 

Scans of the bird revealed that is was probably a Eurasian kestrel. 
 The Guardian 

Goalkeeping became as significant for me as the kestrel did for Billy. 
 The Guardian 

Then we discovered they were being devoured by a beautiful sparrow hawk. 
 The Irish Times 

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) 

De Rançun came back with the sparrow hawk, still hooded, on his gloved fist. 
 The Secret Eleanor 

Most likely caught and then dropped by a sparrow hawk or loggerhead shrike, thought Raff. 
 Anthill: a novel 

Like all hawks, the sparrow hawk is capable of bursts of high speed in flight. 
 High performance mysql, 2nd edition 

Translations for Falco sparverius

Portuguese

Catalan

Meanings of Falco sparverius in English