Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
The fossil avifauna of the tar seeps Las Breas de San Felipe, Matanzas, Cuba
Suárez, William
Zootaxa
2020
2020-05-22
4780
1
1
53
3DTGT
Linnaeus, 1758
Linnaeus
1758
[151,551,225,252]
Aves
Falconidae
Falco
Animalia
Falconiformes
37
38
Chordata
species
sparverius
Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. (Ed.10) no.1, p. 90.
Referred material.San Felipe I: Distal half of left tibiotarsus, MNHNCu 75.4758.
Description.The known specimen does not differ from Falco sparverius sparverioides Vigors, 1827, being smaller and less robust when compared with the nominative form F. s. sparverius Linnaeus, 1758.
Comments.The American Kestrel is a common permanent resident in Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and some cays, where it prefers habitats with open areas ( Garrido & Kirkconnell 2011: 82). It has been previously registered for Cuban cave deposits ( Jiménez Vázquez 1997; Suárez & Olson 2001a). As in Accipiter striatus fringilloides, remains of this kestrel of Cubacan be quickly distinguished from their continental equivalent by the smaller size.