american kestrel facts

Distribution:
From Tarapaca to Magallanes.

Residence:
Annual Resident.

Habitat:
Edges of forest, steppe and shrub zones with isolated trees.

Food Habits:
Carnivore (chicks or small birds, small lizards, scorpions and insects).

Reproduction:
They nest in tree cavities, cracks and edges on cliffs. They lay 3 to 5 eggs.

Observation:
Sexual dimorphism, the Female in paler color and smaller in size then the male.