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Barbary Falcon* |
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Falco pelegrinoides |
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Description (10)
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Barbary Falcon
© Lior Kislev
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Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)
Size
33 - 45 cm
Wingspan: 76 - 102 cm
First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1829
Habitat
Hot desert. From 250 - 1,000 m.
Afghanistan (B) (NB), Algeria, China (mainland) (B), Egypt, Eritrea (B), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (NB), Israel (B), Jordan (B) (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Kuwait (NB), Kyrgyzstan (B), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Niger (B), Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia (B), Somalia, Spain (B) (NB), Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic (B), Tajikistan (B), Tunisia, Turkmenistan (B), United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan (B), Yemen (B).
Vagrant to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Greece, Italy, Kenya (B), Lebanon, Mali, Malta, Nepal, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal, Turkey (B).
Unknown to Ethiopia.
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Canary Is east through inland northern Africa to Iraq, and probably Iran.
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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 5,000 (2010).
Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A high-pitched 'rek-rek-rek'.
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Barbary Falcon see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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