Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus - Faucon des prairies
Systematics
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Order:
Falconiformes
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Family:
Falconidés
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Genus:
Falco
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Species:
mexicanus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 47 cm
- Wingspan: 91 à 113 cm.
- Weight: 420 à 1100 g
Longevity
15 years
Geographic range
Identification
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Faucon des prairies,
- Halcón mexicano,
- falcão-das-pradarias,
- Präriefalke,
- prérisólyom,
- Prairievalk,
- Falco di prateria,
- präriefalk,
- Præriefalk,
- sokol prériový,
- raroh prériový,
- Præriefalk,
- preeriahaukka,
- falcó de les praderies,
- sokół preriowy,
- prēriju piekūns,
- Мексиканский сокол,
- ソウゲンハヤブサ,
- 草原隼,
- 草原隼,
Habitat
Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Tundra, Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Hawks, Eagles and Falcons of North America, Paul A. Johnsgard
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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