甜椒 - 鸟类 - 动物百科全书
keestrel名称给予猎鹰属的几个不同成员法尔科。佳隼最容易被他们的典型狩猎行为引起悬停在开放国家，并俯冲猎物，通常是小型动物" target="_blank">哺乳动物，蜥蜴或大昆虫。其他猎鹰更适合在翼上积极狩猎。 Kestrels需要轻微的逆风才能徘徊，因此是普通歌唱者的风沙所在地。
猎鹰是法尔科属的几种鸟类中的任何一种，例如Peregrine Falcon，这是猛禽或猎物鸟类。这些鸟有薄，尖翼的翅膀，使它们以极高的速度潜入。据说，Peregrine Falcons是地球上最快的鸟类，达到了高达200英里/小时的速度。其他猎鹰包括Gyrfalcon，Lanner Falcon和Merlin。一些小型食虫猎鹰长，狭窄的翅膀被称为爱好，以及他们捕杀的小啮齿动物的一些悬停被称为茶隼。猎鹰是家庭的一部分Falconidae, which also includes the caracaras, laughing falcon, forest falcons, and falconets.
Kestrels' ability to spot prey is enhanced by being able to see ultra-violet which is strongly reflected by vole urine. Plumage typically differs between male and female, and (as is usual with monogamous raptors) the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range.
Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
THREATS TO KESTRELS & FALCONS
The peregrine falcon became endangered because of the overuse of pesticides during the 1950s and 1960s. Pesticide build-up interfered with reproduction, thinning eggshells and severely restricting the ability of birds to reproduce. The DDT buildup in the falcon's fat tissues would result in less calcium in the eggshells, leading to flimsier, more 脆弱的鸡蛋。在世界的几个地区，这个物种被杀虫剂淹没了。鸡蛋和小鸡通常由盗贼和收藏家瞄准。
世界各地的野生动物服务组织了Peregrine Falcon Recovery团队，以饲养它们。鸟儿被冷雪喂养，所以他们看不到人类的培训师。然后，当他们足够大时，盒子被打开了。这允许鸟来测试它的翅膀。随着鸟类变得更强壮，食物减少，因为这只鸟可以捕食自己的食物。此过程称为**。要释放一个俘虏繁殖的猎鹰，这只鸟被放在塔顶或悬崖壁架的特殊盒子里。全球恢复努力取得了非常成功。
在美国，禁止DDT最终允许发布鸟类成功繁殖。 1999年8月25日从美国威胁和濒危物种名单中删除了Peregrine Falcon。2003年，一些国家开始发出有限的猎鹰犯罪许可证由于恢复计划的成功而导致丛。在英国，自20世纪60年代以来，人口恢复了很好的恢复。
