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red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
| Subject: | red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
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Description This is an image of the Biosphere Reserve: Astrakhan Nature Reserve
Date 18 September 2015
Source Own work
Author Ferdinando sacchetti
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falco_cuculo_FS.jpg
The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), formerly western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting. It is migratory, wintering in Africa. It is a regular wanderer to western Europe.
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms: Falco vespertinus vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766
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Scientific Name: Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766
Common Names: Red-footed Falcon, Western Red-footed Falcon
French: Faucon kobez; German: Rotfußfalke; Spanish: Cernícalo patirrojo
Taxonomy: Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766, Ingria = Province of St Petersburg, west Russia. |
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