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Peregrine Falcon. medium/large sized falco (longwing) Noticeable dark gray to black hood covering face, very noticeable malar stripe. Slate blue, dark gray, to black back and wings Striped front that could vary from cream to white Yellow feet and beak |
Native throughout the world |
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Red Tailed Hawk. large sized buteo (broadwing) Appearances vary across subspecies, but adults will have noticeable red-tail. Varying colors of brown overall, with a band of dark brown streaks across chest. Immature birds will have a brown tail. |
Native throughout North America |
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Gyrfalcon. largest falcon in the world Appearances vary from all black to all white, with varying grays in between. Malar stripe not as well pronounced. Heavy streaking, grey beak and talons. |
native throughout arctic regions; white morphs worth $50k or more. |
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Harris Hawk. large parabuteo (broadwing genus) dark brown uniform color throughout all of body; rust colored shoulders and tarsus; bright yellow legs and toes; black tail with white bar across the top and bottom. Very recognizable |
native through southwest America down to Peru |
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American Kestrel. smallest North American falco (longwing) Very recognizable; this will be the smallest falcon. Females are rust colored with darker gray streaking and a slate blue head crown; males are smaller with rust colored bodies, slate blue heads and slate blue shoulders, and black freckles. |
common throughout North America |
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Prairie Falcon. medium sized falco (longwing) light brown to dark brown overall appearance; differs from peregrine in that its hood is not as well defined. Malar stripe not as well defined. Streaking across chest. Yellow feet, yellow cere, black/gray beak. |
native throughout midwestern to western North america |
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Merlin. small sized falco (longwing) Varies in color from near black with cream to light slate blue with cream. In proportion to the rest of the body, huge feet. Banding across tail is common. |
native across northern North America |
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Lanner Falcon. medium sized falco (longwing) blue gray above, with cream-orange colored breast and below; may have speckles below chest, but some do not. Bright yellow feet; typical "eye of horus." More orange coloration than any other large falcon. This bird is what the Egyptian god Horus was modeled after. |
Found in Egypt. |
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Saker Falcon. medium to large sized falco (longwing) Identifiable by the blue-gray skin on feet, around eyes, and nose, instead of the common yellow found on other falcons. dark gray/brown backs with slate blue/brown overall hue. Streaking common on chest. Hint: look for blue-toned skin on Sakers |
Found across Eurasia and Africa |
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Aplomado Falcon. Small to medium sized falco (longwing) Vibrant colored falcon; orange hued chest, underwings, undertail, and legs. Streaking on upper chest; dark black to slate blue wings and tail. Upper chest and head may be white or orange-hued, pronounced black/gray crown and malar stripe. Dark black band across chest. |
found across southwestern America into Central America |
