Bird known for hovering in a headwind Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bird known for hovering in a headwind . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KESTREL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KESTREL Bird known for hovering in a headwind (7)
3% UFO Enigmatic hoverer (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2026
3% LOOM Hover ominously (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 16, 2026
2% NEE Formerly known as (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2026
2% ARISE Become known (5) Newsday Sep 25, 2026
2% OVER Finished hovering around (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 20, 2026
2% TIT Small bird (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 18, 2026
2% BLUEJAYS Colorful birds (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 17, 2026
2% IBISES Wading birds (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 17, 2026
2% FAMILIAR Well-known (8) (8) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2026
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