Common kestrel

Franson, J.C., M.R. Petersen, C.U. Meteyer, and M.R. Smith. 1995. Lead poisoning of spectacled eiders (Somateriafischeri) and of a common eider (Somateriamollissima) in Alaska. Jour. Wildl. Dis. 31 268-271. Franson, J.C., L. Sileo, O.H. Pattee, and J.F. Moore. 1983. Effects of chronic dietary lead in American kestrels (Falco sparverius). Jour. Wildl. Dis. 19 110-113. 

Hoffman, D.J., M.J. Melancon, P.N. Klein, J.D. Eisemann, and J.W. Spann. 1998. Comparative developmental toxicity of planar polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in chickens, American kestrels, and common terns. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17 747-757. 

The species most commonly reported dead in the UK were the sparrowhawk, kestrel, tawny owl and barn owl, whose bodies were sent to Monks Wood... 

Paraquat is embryotoxic to sensitive species of birds. Concentrations equivalent to 0.056 kg/ha applied in oil solution to the surface of eggs of the mallard Anas platyrhynchos) inhibited development when applied in aqueous solution, paraquat was toxic at a dose equivalent to 0.56 kg/ha. In each case, adverse effects occurred below the recommended field appUcation rate of about 1.0 kg/ha. The lowest doses of paraquat that produced harmful effects in sensitive birds were lO.Omg/kg body weight (BW) in nestlings of the American kestrel Falco sparverius), 20.0mg/kg in the diet of the common bobwhite Colinus virginianus),... 

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