Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kestrel

2 senses of kestrel

Sense 1
sparrow hawk, American kestrel, kestrel, Falco sparverius -- (small North American falcon)
       => falcon -- (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Sense 2
kestrel, Falco tinnunculus -- (small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind)
       => falcon -- (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)