Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)

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) [XC318021]
by Thomas Magarian from Roaring Springs, Harney County, Oregon, United States (call)

Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) [XC386258]
by from Bear Canyon, Pryor Mountains, Carbon County, Montana, United States (call, courtship screams?)

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
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Files:

JPG files for Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) - 10 files

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