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Mistaken measurement sighting

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Dotty Holcomb Doherty
Sep 08, 2025
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While getting data from Birds of the World for today’s post, I mistakenly looked at the body length for Eurasian Kestrels and used it as the male wingspan. Oops!

Mistake: Eurasian male wingspan: 27-35 cm/ 10.6”- 13.8,” female: 57-79 cm/22.4”- 31”

Corrected: Male and female wingspan 57-79 cm/ 22.4”-31”

Thank you for catching that, Trevor Lloyd-Evans!

Dotty

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