Meanings
nouncommon kestrel (plural common kestrels)
plural common kestrels
- A small falcon, Falco tinnunculus.
Synonyms: kestrel, windfucker, windhover
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small falcon, Falco tinnunculus.
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Translations
Ancient Greek κέρχνη
- κέρχνη (kérkhnē)Falco tinnunculus
Basque belatz gorri
- belatz gorriFalco tinnunculus
Bulgarian черноши́па ветру́шка, керкене́з
- черноши́па ветру́шка (černošípa vetrúška)Falco tinnunculus
- керкене́з (kerkenéz)Falco tinnunculus
Catalan xoriguer, xoriguer gros
- xoriguerFalco tinnunculus
- xoriguer grosFalco tinnunculus
- xoriguer comúFalco tinnunculus
- soriguerFalco tinnunculus
Chinese Mandarin 紅隼 /红隼, 紅隼 /红隼
- 紅隼 /红隼 (hóngzhǔn)Falco tinnunculus
- 紅隼 /红隼 (hóngsǔn)Falco tinnunculus
- 茶隼 (cházhǔn)Falco tinnunculus
- 紅鷹 /红鹰 (hóngyīng)Falco tinnunculus
Czech poštolka obecná
- poštolka obecnáFalco tinnunculus
Danish tårnfalk
- tårnfalkFalco tinnunculus
Dutch torenvalk
- torenvalkFalco tinnunculus
Esperanto turfalko, kestrelo
- turfalkoFalco tinnunculus
- kestreloFalco tinnunculus
Estonian tuuletallaja
- tuuletallajaFalco tinnunculus
Finnish tuulihaukka
- tuulihaukkaFalco tinnunculus
French faucon crécerelle, crécerelle
- faucon crécerelleFalco tinnunculus
- crécerelleFalco tinnunculus
German Turmfalke
- TurmfalkeFalco tinnunculus
Greek βραχοκιρκίνεζο
- βραχοκιρκίνεζο (vrachokirkínezo)Falco tinnunculus
Hungarian vörös vércse
- vörös vércseFalco tinnunculus
Icelandic turnfálki
- turnfálkiFalco tinnunculus
Irish bod gaoithe, bodaire gaoithe
- bod gaoitheFalco tinnunculus
- bodaire gaoitheFalco tinnunculus
- pocaire gaoitheFalco tinnunculus
- pocaire gaoithe coiteannFalco tinnunculus
- seabhac buíFalco tinnunculus
- seabhac gaoitheFalco tinnunculus
Italian gheppio
- gheppioFalco tinnunculus
Japanese 長元坊, 長元坊
- 長元坊 (chōgenbō)Falco tinnunculus
- 長元坊 (chougenbou)Falco tinnunculus
Korean 황조롱이
- 황조롱이 (hwangjorong'i)Falco tinnunculus
Latin tinnunculus
- tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus
Latvian lauku piekūns, lauka piekūns
- lauku piekūnsFalco tinnunculus
- lauka piekūnsFalco tinnunculus
- peļu vanadziņšFalco tinnunculus
Lithuanian pelėsakalis
- pelėsakalisFalco tinnunculus
Norwegian tårnfalk
- tårnfalkFalco tinnunculus
Persian دلیجه
- دلیجه (dalije)Falco tinnunculus
Polish pustułka, pustułka zwyczajna
- pustułkaFalco tinnunculus
- pustułka zwyczajnaFalco tinnunculus
Portuguese peneireiro-vulgar
- peneireiro-vulgarFalco tinnunculus
Romanian vindereu, vânturel
- vindereuFalco tinnunculus
- vânturelFalco tinnunculus
- vânturel roșuFalco tinnunculus
Russian пустельга́, пустельга́ обыкнове́нная
- пустельга́ (pustelʹgá)Falco tinnunculus
- пустельга́ обыкнове́нная (pustelʹgá obyknovénnaja)Falco tinnunculus
Scottish Gaelic clamhan ruadh
- clamhan ruadhFalco tinnunculus
Slovak sokol myšiar
- sokol myšiarFalco tinnunculus
Spanish cernícalo común, cernícalo vulgar
- cernícalo comúnFalco tinnunculus
- cernícalo vulgarFalco tinnunculus
Swedish tornfalk
- tornfalkFalco tinnunculus
Turkish bayağı kerkenez
- bayağı kerkenezFalco tinnunculus
Ukrainian бориві́тер, постільга́
- бориві́тер (boryvíter)Falco tinnunculus
- постільга́ (postilʹhá)Falco tinnunculus
Vietnamese chim cắt
- chim cắtFalco tinnunculus
Welsh cudyll coch, cenlli goch
- cudyll cochFalco tinnunculus
- cenlli gochFalco tinnunculus
Cite this entry
APA
common kestrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20kestrel
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“common kestrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20kestrel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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