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  2. Peregrine falcon - Wikipedia

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    The Barbary falcon is a subspecies of the peregrine falcon that inhabits parts of North Africa, from the Canary Islands to the Arabian Peninsula. There was discussion concerning the taxonomic status of the bird, with some considering it a subspecies of the peregrine falcon and others considering it a full species with two subspecies.

  3. Peale's falcon - Wikipedia

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    Peale's falcon concentrates on hunting Alcids, often nesting very near seabird colonies for this purpose.However, this is not necessary for a successful eyrie.A study on Amchitka Island from 1968 to 1973 found that an average of 18.6 eyries on the island were in no close proximity to seabird colonies, as no sizeable colonies existed on the island. [3]

  4. List of Falconidae - Wikipedia

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    Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey and includes caracaras, laughing falcon, forest falcons, falconets, pygmy falcons, falcons and kestrels.They are small to medium-sized birds of prey, ranging in size from the black-thighed falconet, which can weigh as little as 35 grams (1.2 oz), to the gyrfalcon, which can weigh as much as 1,735 grams (61.2 oz).

  5. Manchester's falcons have worldwide appeal - AOL

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    Mar. 29—Just in time for Easter, the eggs have been delivered. A pair of peregrine falcons once again is incubating their eggs in a nest box installed at the Brady Sullivan Tower in downtown ...

  6. It's been 30 years since Indiana re-introduced peregrine ...

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    Providing nesting boxes for them in locations where they are known to reside has been one way of successfully mitigating this problem. Doug Arnold holds a peregrine falcon March 25, 1994. And then ...

  7. Bird of prey - Wikipedia

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    The West Palearctic-Afrotropical and the North-South American migratory systems are fundamentally different from the East Palearctic-Indomalayan system, owing to the presence versus absence of ecological barriers." [26] Maximum entropy modelling can help in answering the question: why species winters at one location while the others are ...

  8. Help name 4 peregrine falcon chicks that live on the Cuomo ...

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    The four falcon chicks that hatched in April 2024 in the falcon box above the Hudson River's Tappan Zee on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The naming contest is being held by the Thruway Authority ...

  9. Falconry - Wikipedia

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    Falconry is currently practiced in many countries around the world. The falconer's traditional choice of bird is the northern goshawk and peregrine falcon. In contemporary falconry in both North America and the UK, they remain popular, although Harris' hawks and red-tailed hawks are likely more widely used.