American raptor that's the size of a mourning dove (7)

I believe the answer is:

kestrel

(Other definitions for kestrel that I've seen before include "Bird of prey" , "Small species of falcon" , "Small type of falcon" , "Falco tinnuculus" , "It takes mice" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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