aplomado falcon facts
Name: Halcón perdiguero, Halcón plomizo / Aplomado falcon
Scientific Name: Falco femoralis
Family: Falconidae
Order: n/a
Size: Long 36 – 45cm (14 – 18in.)
Weight: n/a
Habitat:
Open fields with scattered bushes and trees, hillsides and Patagonian Steppe.
Habits:
Frequently seen in pairs, look for prey whilst perched on high branches, cliffs and man-made structures like antennas. Fast flight and regularly stoops with half – closed wing.
Food Habits:
Carnivore, fierce hunter of birds, which are caught on flight.
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