The term kestrel (from French: crécerelle, derivative from crécelle, i.e. ratchet) is the common name given to several species of predatory birds from...
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The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Formerly called "sparrowhawk", a misnomer as it is a...
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The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging...
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Hawker Siddeley P.1127 (redirect from Hawker Siddeley Kestrel)
The Hawker P.1127 and the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 are the British experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier...
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The Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) is a bird of prey from the family Falconidae endemic to the forests of Mauritius, where it is restricted to the...
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kestrel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kestrel is a type of bird. Common kestrel, the most common species Kestrel may also refer to: Kestrel (rocket...
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Engines named Kestrel include: Aircraft piston engine, built by Rolls-Royce Rocket engine built by SpaceX This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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The spotted kestrel (Falco moluccensis) is also known as the Moluccan kestrel. Little is known about the spotted kestrel, although it is thought to be...
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wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica...
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Malagasy kestrel (Falco newtoni), also known as the Madagascar kestrel, Malagasy spotted kestrel, Newton's kestrel, Madagascar spotted kestrel, katiti...
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The nankeen kestrel (Falco cenchroides), also known as the Australian kestrel, is a raptor native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the smallest...
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Riley 'Kestrel' was a brand name applied by the Riley Motor Car Company and its successors the Nuffield Organization and the British Leyland Motor Corporation...
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Madagascar banded kestrel, barred kestrel or Madagascar barred kestrel. Its closest relatives are the grey kestrel and Dickinson's kestrel of mainland Africa...
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Isolated on various islands around the Indian Ocean, kestrel populations evolved into different species, like Darwin's finches. Behaviour remains similar...
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The SpaceX Kestrel was an LOX/RP-1 pressure-fed rocket engine. The Kestrel engine was developed in the 2000s by SpaceX for upper stage use on the Falcon...
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greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) or white-eyed kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and...
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Kestrel, in comics, may refer to: Kestrel (Marvel Comics), a test subject of the Weapon X Project Kestrel (DC Comics), the supervillain archenemy of Hawk...
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The TATA Kestrel, also known as the IPMV (Infantry Protected Mobility Vehicle), is a family of armoured personnel carriers developed by Tata Advanced...
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Kestrel (John Wraith) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in the 2009 film X-Men Origins:...
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A Kestrel for a Knave is a novel by English author Barry Hines, published in 1968. Set in an unspecified mining area in Northern England, the book follows...
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The Kestrel Coal Mine is an underground coal mine located in the Bowen Basin at Crinum, 51 km northeast of Emerald in Central Queensland, Australia. In...
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The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon. This species breeds from the Mediterranean across Afghanistan and Central Asia, to China and Mongolia...
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The rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It was previously considered...
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grey kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus) is an African bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. Its closest relatives are the banded kestrel and...
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The Rolls-Royce Kestrel (internal type F) is a 21.25 litre (1,295 in³) V-12 aircraft engine from Rolls-Royce. It was their first cast-block engine, and...
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The Kestrel was the first sailing dinghy especially designed to have a fibreglass hull. After a slow start, due to resistance to the new material, the...
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Kestrel is an American bicycle brand which specializes in high-end bikes for triathlons and road racing. Kestrel has been owned by Advanced Sports International...
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Dickinson's kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) is a bird of prey of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is named after John...
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Kestrel is a fictional character in a four-book mystery series by Kate Ross. The series is set in the English Regency era in Great Britain. Kestrel is...
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HMS Kestrel, after the bird of prey, the kestrel: Ships HMS Kestrel (1846) was a brigantine purchased in 1846 and broken up in 1852. HMS Kestrel (1856)...
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