Falco sparverius (American Kestrel)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
| Exposure Endpoint Type | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Units | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries | Error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary Composition | Vertebrates (29.1 %) Arthropods (70.9 %) | Frequency determined by pellet analysis | Frequency, % | Fledgling | 19 fledglings | Parque Luro Reserve | Exposure Factor Datasets | ARGENTINA | |
| Dietary Composition | Vertebrates (11.2 %) Arthropods (88.8 %) | Frequency determined by prey remains | Frequency, % | Fledgling | 19 fledglings | Parque Luro Reserve | Exposure Factor Datasets | ARGENTINA | |
| Time of Mating/ Laying | Late October-late December | Adult | 6 nests | Parque Luro Reserve | Exposure Factor Datasets | ARGENTINA | |||
| Clutch or Litter Size | 4.3 | eggs | Embryo | 6 nests | Parque Luro Reserve | Exposure Factor Datasets | ARGENTINA | 0.3 | |
| Hatching Success | 0.73 | Embryo | 26 eggs | Parque Luro Reserve | Exposure Factor Datasets | ARGENTINA |
| Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | California Counties | Countries | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 14,580 ± 20 mm3 | Egg volume | Embryo | 39 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 0.173 ± 0.001 mm | Egg shell thickness | Embryo | 9 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 5.25 ± 0.9 eggs | Clutch size | Embryo | 8 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 64 ± 5 % | % fertile eggs in clutch | Embryo | 8 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 0.52 | % eggs laid that resulted in banded juvenile kestrels | Embryo | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | |||
| COPPER (elemental) | No effect | Methemoglobin | Adult | 26 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | |||
| BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 92.1 m | Half-life (IM) | B | Adult | 13 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | |
| 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (BDE-209) | 194 ng/g ww | Plasma concentration | B | Adult | 34 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE (HBCDD) | Unpaired exposed: increased | Plasma testosterone | M | Adult | 22 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | Decreased | Clutch size | Adult | 46 pairs | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | Increased | Plasma testosterone | M | Adult | 32 | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | No effect | Liver:body weight | Embryo | 60 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | |||
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | 0.875 | Hatching success | Embryo | 70 | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | ||
| PCB | Decreased | Plasma T3 | M | Adult | 152 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | Increased | HBCD | M | Adult | 64 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 940 ±20 ng/g | Carcass concentration | NR | Adult | 17 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 15.00 ± 0.08 g | Egg mass | Embryo | 8 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| See citation Figure 4 | Copro-, uro-, and proto-porphyrin content of excreta | 3 | South Coast of Chile | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CHILE | Laboratory | ||||
| MERCURY (elemental) | 0..27 ppm ± 0.08 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 4 | Palmico Sound, New Dump | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE | 4.3 ng/g ww (1.2-17.3) | Kidney concentration | Not Reported | 5 | Cartagena Bay | Toxicity Factor Datasets | COLUMBIA | Laboratory | ||
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | 1.54 ng/g ww (0.819-3.66) | Egg concentration | 18 | Crab Bank | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | |||
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | 2.73 ng/g ww (1.06-5.16) | Egg concentration | 33 | Marsh Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | |||
| SELENIUM COMPOUNDS | 0.423 µg/g (0.383-0.487) | Egg concentration | Embryo | 4 | Carrizo Plain | Toxicity Factor Datasets | San Luis Obispo | USA | Laboratory | |
| AROCLOR 1268 | 21.9 µg/g dw (18.5) | Muscle concentration | B | Adult | 46 | LCP Superfund Site, Tutle River | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | |
| DIELDRIN | 0.02 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 22 | South San Francisco Bay marshes | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS | 1 µg/g dw | Liver concentration | NR | Hatchling | 4 | Hamilton Harbour, Western Lake Ontario | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| MERCURY (elemental) | 0..42 µg/g ww ± 0.42 | Egg concentration | NR | Embryo | 69 | Sinaloa | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | ||
| COPPER (elemental) | No effect | Kidney concentration | Adult | 26 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | ||
| BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 105.5 m | Half-life (IV) | B | Adult | 13 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | |
| 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (BDE-209) | 14 d | Half-life | B | Adult | 34 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | Decreased | Testosterone during mate egg laying | M | Adult | 21 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre at McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | Decreased | Egg size | Adult | 46 pairs | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | Decreased | Plasma testosterone | F | Adult | 32 | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | See citation | Liver histology | Embryo | 60 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | |||
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | No effect | Time of hatch | Embryo | 70 | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | ||
| PCB | Decreased | Plasma T4 | M | Adult | 152 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | No effect | Retinol | M | Adult | 64 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 13,800 ± 400 ng/g | Egg concentration | NR | Embryo | 7 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 14,040 ± 20 mm3 | Egg volume | Embryo | 43 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| CADMIUM (elemental) | 0.09 µg/g ww ± 0.20 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 63 | Sinaloa Coast | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | ||
| MERCURY (elemental) | 0.18 ppm ± 0.13 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 8 | Cape Fear River, North Pelican | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID | 1.3 ng/g ww (1.0-1.8) | Brain concentration | Not Reported | 5 | Cartagena Bay | Toxicity Factor Datasets | COLUMBIA | Laboratory | ||
| MIREX | 5.53 ng/g ww (2.56-14.2) | Egg concentration | 18 | Crab Bank | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | |||
| MIREX | 0.287 (0.146-0.629) | Egg concentration | 33 | Marsh Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | |||
| DDE (4,4'-) | 1.19 µg/g (0.70-2.82) | Egg concentration | Embryo | 5 | Pixley | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Tulare | USA | Laboratory | |
| AROCLOR 1268 | 155.9 µg/g dw (172.2) | Liver concentration | B | Adult | 22 | LCP Superfund Site, Tutle River | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | |
| HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE | 0.01 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 22 | South San Francisco Bay marshes | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| ARSENIC (elemental) | 0.15 µg/g dw | Liver concentration | NR | Hatchling | 4 | Hamilton Harbour, Western Lake Ontario | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| SULFUR DIOXIDE | See citation | Plasma FT3 | F | Adult | 17 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| COPPER (elemental) | No effect | Plasma biochemistry | Adult | 26 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | ||
| BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | No effect | Food intake | B | Adult | 13 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | |
| 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (BDE-209) | See citation | Plasma/organ PBDE congener concentrations | B | Adult | 34 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | No effect | T3 | M | Adult | 21 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre at McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | No effect | Egg shell thickness | Adult | 46 pairs | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | Decreased | Plasma 17β-estradiol | F | Adult | 32 | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | See citation Figure 3 & Table 2 | Egg PBDE congener concentrations | Embryo | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | ||||
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | Decreased | Humerus length | Embryo | 70 | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | ||
| PCB | Decreased | Plasma T3 | F | Adult | 152 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | Increased | ƩPBDE | NR | Nestling | 64 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 7,600 ± 400 ng/g | Liver concentration | NR | Adult | 7 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 0.173 ± 0.002 mm | Egg shell thickness | Embryo | 9 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| MERCURY (elemental) | 0.42 µg/g ww ± 0.63 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 63 | Sinaloa Coast | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | ||
| MERCURY (elemental) | 0.14 ppm ± 0.17 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 24 | Cape Fear River, Ferry Slip | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID | <1 ng/g ww | Heart concentration | Not Reported | 5 | Cartagena Bay | Toxicity Factor Datasets | COLUMBIA | Laboratory | ||
| CHLORDANE | 35.8 ng/g ww (11.0-118) | Egg concentration | 10 | Marsh Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | |||
| DDE (4,4'-) | 22.33 ng/g ww ± 12.2 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 8 | Colorado River Delta | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | ||
| DDE (4,4'), SELENIUM COMPOUNDS | 0.169 mm (0.150-0.183) | Eggshell thickness | Embryo | 10 | Lemoore | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Fresno | USA | Laboratory | |
| STRONTIUM | 464 µg/g ± 174 | Eggshell concentration | Embryo | 6 | Roosevelt Lake | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| OXYCHLORDANE | 0.03 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 22 | South San Francisco Bay marshes | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| CADMIUM (elemental) | 0.06 µg/g dw | Liver concentration | NR | Hatchling | 4 | Hamilton Harbour, Western Lake Ontario | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| SULFUR DIOXIDE | Decreased | Plasma FT4 | F | Adult | 17 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| COPPER (elemental) | No effect | Hematocrit | Adult | 26 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | ||
| BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 15-30 m | Sedation set-in, mild-moderate | B | Adult | 13 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory | |
| PCB | 5.4-31.5 ppm ww | Plasma concentration | M | Adult | 18 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | No effect | T4 | M | Adult | 21 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre at McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-4-(1,2-DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE (DBE-DBCH - FORMERLY TBECH) | Earlier | Time of laying | F | Adult | 46 pairs | McGill University | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | No effect | Survival to day 24 | Embryo | 120 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | |||
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | See citation Table 1 | Egg PBDE congener concentrations at various incubation stages | Embryo | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | ||||
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | No effect | Ulna length | Embryo | 70 | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | Laboratory | ||
| PCB | Increased | Plasma T4 | F | Adult | 152 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| PBDE TECHNICAL MIXTURE, DE-71 | Increased | HBCD | NR | Nestling | 64 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 1,600 ± 100 ng/g | Plasma concentration | NR | Adult | 32 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory |
| HDBP (halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles) | 5.50 ± 0.09 eggs | Clutch size | Embryo | 8 | Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| CADMIUM (elemental) | See citation figures | Egg concentration | Embryo | 4 different colonies along Sinaloa Coast | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | |||
| MERCURY (elemental) | 0.27 ppm ± 0.11 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 19 | Cape Fear River, South Pelican | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID | 1.1 ng/g ww (<1-1.5) | Lung concentration | Not Reported | 5 | Cartagena Bay | Toxicity Factor Datasets | COLUMBIA | Laboratory | ||
| DDT (4,4'-) | 119 ng/g ww (38.8-541) | Egg concentration | 10 | Marsh Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | |||
| DDD (4,4'-) | 9.25 ng/g ww ± 9.3 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 8 | Colorado River Delta | Toxicity Factor Datasets | MEXICO | Laboratory | ||
| DDE (4,4'), SELENIUM COMPOUNDS | 0.183 mm (0.170-0.194) | Eggshell thickness | Embryo | 9 | Salton Sea | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Imperial | USA | Laboratory | |
| CALCIUM | 280 µg/g ± 29 | Eggshell concentration | Embryo | 6 | Roosevelt Lake | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| TRANS-NONACHLOR | 0.06 | Egg concentration | Embryo | 22 | South San Francisco Bay marshes | Toxicity Factor Datasets | USA | Laboratory | ||
| CHROMIUM (elemental) | 1.40 µg/g dw | Liver concentration | NR | Hatchling | 4 | Hamilton Harbour, Western Lake Ontario | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| SULFUR DIOXIDE | Decreased | Plasma TT4 | F | Adult | 17 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | ||
| PBDE MIXTURE | Increased | Plasma TT4 | F | Nestling | Environment Canada | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | CANADA | Laboratory | |
| HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE | 112.1 mg/mL at 5 m post dose | Plasma concentration | B | Adult | 12 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Lab | USA | Laboratory |