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Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis

Photo by Flowerpatch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Photo taken by Dr. Jere Woodward. Black side patches almost meet on lower breast. Long blackish tail has narrow white bars.

Habitat:

Very rare, near Mexican border. Formerly resident in dry grasslands of the southwest. Being re-introduced into the wild. This Falcon has a ID band on it's left foot.

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PublishedAugust 25, 2011

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