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  2. Prairie falcon - Wikipedia

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    A prairie falcon in Arizona.. The prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a medium-sized falcon found in Western North America.A separate species from the peregrine falcon, with which it shares some visual similarities, the prairie falcon is, essentially, an arid-climate divergence of earlier peregrine falcon lineage.

  3. Peregrine falcon - Wikipedia

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    The Latin term for falcon, falco, is related to falx, meaning "sickle", in reference to the silhouette of the falcon's long, pointed wings in flight. [ 4 ] The peregrine falcon belongs to a genus whose lineage includes the hierofalcons [ note 1 ] and the prairie falcon ( F. mexicanus ).

  4. List of birds of Mount Rainier National Park - Wikipedia

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    Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

  5. Falconry - Wikipedia

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    The Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital is the largest falcon hospital in the world. Two breeding farms are in the Emirates, as well as those in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Every year, falcon beauty contests and demonstrations take place at the ADIHEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi. A saker falcon used for falconry in Qatar A hobby Falconer from Al Ain, Abu Dhabi [19]

  6. List of birds of Olympic National Park - Wikipedia

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    Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

  7. List of birds of Grand Canyon National Park - Wikipedia

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    Starlings and mynas are small to medium-sized Old World passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and most are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I) (U)

  8. Falcon - Wikipedia

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    The largest falcon is the gyrfalcon at up to 65 cm (26 in) in length. The smallest falcon species is the pygmy falcon, which measures just 20 cm (7.9 in). As with hawks and owls, falcons exhibit sexual dimorphism, with the females typically larger than the males, thus allowing a wider range of prey species. [10]

  9. List of birds of Arizona - Wikipedia

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    The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. ... Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (n) Prairie falcon, Falco mexicanus (n) New World and African parrots