Falcon vs. Kestrel

Falconnoun

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

Falconnoun

A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.

Falconnoun

(historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.

Falconverb

To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

Falconnoun

One of a family (Falconidæ) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.

Falconnoun

An ancient form of cannon.

Falconnoun

diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

Falconverb

hunt with falcons;

Falconnoun

a bird of prey with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving on it from above.

Falconnoun

a female falcon, especially a peregrine.

Falcon

Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.Adult falcons have thin, tapered wings, which enable them to fly at high speed and change direction rapidly.

Kestrelnoun

Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.

Kestrelnoun

The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.

Kestrelnoun

A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Kestrelnoun

small North American falcon

Kestrelnoun

small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind

Kestrel

The name kestrel (from French: crécerelle, derivative from crécelle, i.e. ratchet) is given to several members of the falcon genus, Falco.