Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)

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Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)

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English: Barbary Falcon
Deutsch: Wüstenfalke
Date October 2007
Author Peter Wächtershäuser / naturlichter.de http://www.naturlichter.de/key/W%C3%BCstenfalke
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W%C3%BCstenfalke.jpg

The Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides) is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a crow. This bird of prey is mainly resident. The Barbary falcon is a bird of semi-desert and dry open hills. It typically lays its eggs in cliff-ledge nests. It is similar to the peregrine falcon, but smaller at 33–39 cm length with a wingspan of 76–98 cm. The female is larger than the male. It resembles its relative in general structure. The Barbary falcon is native to Northern and Eastern parts of Africa. It is also common in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. Order: Falconiformes, Family: Falconidae, Species: Falco pelegrinoides Temminck, 1829

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Scientific Name: Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 Common Names: Peregrine Falcon Synonyms: Falco pelegrinoides Temminck, 1829 Taxonomic Notes: Falco peregrinus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously split as F. peregrinus and F. pelegrinoides following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

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