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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Prairie Falcon* |
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Falco mexicanus |
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Description (10)
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Prairie Falcon
© featheredphotography.com
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Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)
Size
39 - 50 cm
First Described (Guide)
Schlegel, 1850
Habitat
Temperate grassland. From 200 - 2,000 m.
Canada (B), Mexico, USA (B).
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South-western Canada through western and west-central USA to northern Mexico; winters to east-central USA and north-central Mexico.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 40,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) [XC375913]
by Nathan Pieplow from Nevada (near Austin), Lander County, Nevada, United States (alarm call, call)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) [XC760744]
by from Rock Creek, Gilliam County, Oregon, United States (alarm call, call)
Subspecies
May form superspecies with Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger) and Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus), and perhaps also with Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) and Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). Probably closer to Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Prairie Falcon see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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