Falco sparverius (American kestrel) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey)
        
        Family Falconidae (falcons)
        
        Subfamily Falconinae (falcons)
        
        Genus Falco (falcons and kestrels)
        
        Species Falco sparverius (American kestrel)
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius aequatorialis
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius brevipennis
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius caribaearum
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius caucae
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius cearae
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius cinnamominus
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius dominicensis
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius fernandensis
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius isabellinus
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius nicaraguensis
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius ochraceus
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius paulus
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius peninsularis
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius peruvianus
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius sparverioides
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius sparverius
        
        Subspecies Falco sparverius tropicalis