DOes a kestrel have 2 wings to fly? and when it hovers does it have an extra pair of wings ? giving it a total of 4?
2007-03-22 04:09:30 · 9 answers · asked by Graham G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
are you alright? it has 2!!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-22 04:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by EVH 5150 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
kestrels only have 2 wings they usually hoover 30 seconds or more in open fields all birds of prey can hover
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2007-03-22 13:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by Amy 31537 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 no more than that. They don't hover without moving these 2 wings to keep them up. They can glide on a thermal without moving their wings.
Watch the tail as they hover this is what helps keep them in a fixed position.
2007-03-22 11:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A kestrel, just like every other bird, only has two wings.
2007-03-22 13:50:23 · answer #4 · answered by spyhopper 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only 2 I'm afraid as in all birds.It hovers using these 2..is n't nature wonderful.
2007-03-22 15:48:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know of any bird that has 4 but if there is that would be interesting
2007-03-22 11:17:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely has 2
2007-03-22 13:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by Ana Maria 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all birds have two wings, including all falcons.
2007-03-22 12:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by Falcon Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uuuurrrrrrmmmm....... two. obviously. they just have the ability to hover, so do harriers and barn owls.
2007-03-24 19:44:53 · answer #9 · answered by Aquila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋