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.