Brown falcon
Brown falcon | |
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At Ingham, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes |
Family: | Falconidae |
Genus: | Falco |
Species: | F. berigora
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Binomial name | |
Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
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Synonyms | |
Asturaetus furcillatus De Vis, 1906 |
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The brown falcon (Falco berigora) is a large falcon. It is native to Australia and New Guinea.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Falco berigora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696354A93556228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696354A93556228.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Further reading
- Birds of The World by Colin Harrison and Alan Greensmith
- Complete Book of Australian Birds Readers Digest
Gallery
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John Gould illustration
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Brown falcon portrait
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Brown falcon
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In flight in Victoria, Australia
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Video of wild-bird attending prey, Pikedale, S. Queensland
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Adult, pale morph, Tasmania
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Adult (pale morph) takes flight, Tasmania
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Brown Falcon perched on thistles near Lake Borrie, Vic.
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