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The saker falcon has been used in falconry for thousands of years, and like its very close relative, the gyrfalcon, is a highly regarded in it. Swift and powerful, it is effective against medium-sized to large-sized game bird species. [21] Saker falcons can reach speeds of 120 to 150 km/h and suddenly swoop down on their prey. [22]
The Hungarian language word turul meant one kind of falcon and the origin of the word is currently thought to be most likely Turkic (Clauson 1972: 472. [1]) Róna-Tas et al. 2011:2: 954-56) [ 2 ] ), which is the language of origin of over 10% of words in modern Hungarian lexicon and the exonym "Hungarian" and the word "Hun".
Ophiophagy (Greek: ὄφις + φαγία, lit. ' snake eating ') is a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes.There are ophiophagous mammals (such as the skunks and the mongooses), birds (such as snake eagles, the secretarybird, and some hawks), lizards (such as the common collared lizard), and even other snakes, such as the Central and South ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Greece.The avifauna of Greece included a total of 478 species according to the Hellenic Rarities Committee of the Hellenic Ornithological Society (Ελληνική Ορνιθολογική Εταιρεία) with supplemental additions from Avibase as of May 2023.
The Altai falcon has been identified as a color morph of the Central Asian saker falcon (Falco cherrug milvipes), as per the latest genetic research (Zinevich et al. 2023). Previously, it was variously classified as a morph, a subspecies ( Falco cherrug altaicus ), and even separate species ( Falco altaicus ).
The hierofalcons are four closely related species of falcon which make up the subgenus Hierofalco: Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus; Laggar falcon, Falco jugger; Saker falcon, Falco cherrug; Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus; The black falcon of Australia is occasionally considered allied to the hierofalcons: indeed it seems fairly close to them (Wink ...
Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus; Amur falcon, Falco amurensis (A) Sooty falcon, Falco concolor (A) Merlin, Falco columbarius; Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo; Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus (A) Saker falcon, Falco cherrug; Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus (A) Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
A notable exception is the use of desert falcons such the saker falcon in ancient and modern falconry in Asia and Western Asia, where hares were and are commonly taken. In North America, the prairie falcon and the gyrfalcon can capture small mammal prey such as rabbits and hares (as well as the standard gamebirds and waterfowl) in falconry, but ...