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kestrel Synonyms
Another word for kestrel
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• noun (Context 1)
A small bird of prey belonging to the falcon family (genus Falco), typically found in open country across Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, distinguished by its behavior of hovering stationary against the wind while hunting for ground-dwelling rodents.
Usage Example
"We paused our hike to watch a windhover hovering gracefully over the meadow, its sharp eyes locked on the grass below."
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windhover
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falcon
raptor
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Kestrel. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 2, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/kestrel