- The
prairie falcon (Falco mexic****) is a medium-large
sized falcon of
western North America. It is
about the size of a
peregrine falcon or a crow, with...
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Falcons (/ˈfɒlkən, ˈfɔːl-, ˈfæl-/) are
birds of prey in the
genus Falco,
which includes about 40 species.
Falcons are
widely distributed on all continents...
- the
falcon's long,
pointed wings in flight. The
peregrine falcon belongs to a
genus whose lineage includes the
hierofalcons and the
prairie falcon (F. mexic****)...
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resembles a
larger but
browner Prairie Falcon. It is
larger and more
heavily built than the
related Lanner Falcon.
Saker falcons tend to have
variable plumage...
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Birds common in the
region include sage-grouse,
California quail, and
prairie falcon. The
western juniper is the most
common tree in the region, and big...
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female prairie falcon (which had been cross-fostered by an
adult peregrine in captivity)
mated with a wild male
peregrine in Utah. The
prairie falcon was...
- (/ˈdʒɜːrˌfɔː(l)kən/ or /ˈdʒɜːrˌfælkən/) (Falco rusticolus), the
largest of the
falcon species, is a bird of prey. The
abbreviation gyr is also used. It breeds...
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closely related to the
larger American falcons such as the
peregrine falcon, the
aplomado falcon, and
prairie falcon.
Though the
species has not been renamed...
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among all
living falcons were in error, due to a numt (Wink & Sauer-Gürth 2000). The
biogeographically entirely distinct prairie falcon was
sometimes placed...
- the
laughing falcon and
forest falcons; Polyborinae,
which includes the spot-winged
falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the
falcons and kestrels...