What is the scientific name for the american kestrel falcon? ?

and also, what is its habitat/range?





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What is the scientific name for the american kestrel falcon? ?
Falco sparverius





American Kestrels are found in a variety of habitats including parks, suburbs, open fields, forest edges and openings, alpine zones, grasslands, marshes, open areas on mountainsides, prairies, plains, deserts with giant cacti, and freeway and highway corridors.





In addition to requiring open space for hunting, American Kestrels seem to need perches for hunting from, cavities for nesting (either natural or man-made), and a sufficient food supply.





It has a small breeding home range, from 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) to 2 square miles (5.2 km2). Territory size has been estimated at 269 acres (1.1 km2) to 321 acres (1.3 km2) with much larger wintering home ranges.