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Noun: kestrel  ke-strul
  1. Small North American falcon
    - sparrow hawk, American kestrel, Falco sparverius
     
  2. Small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
    - Falco tinnunculus

Derived forms: kestrels

Type of: falcon

Part of: Falco, genus Falco

Encyclopedia: Kestrel

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