Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides) Science Article 1 abstract We studied density, habitat selection and reproduction of Barbary FalconsFalco peregrinus pelegrinoides on Tenerife Island during 2004 and 2005. Atotal of 26 breeding pairs were counted, all of them occupying naturalcliffs around the island. Density observed was 1.27 pairs/100 km2, andwas positively correlated with cliff availability. Mean […]
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Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco pelegrinoides | [authority] Temminck, 1829 | [UK] Barbary Falcon | [FR] Faucon pelerin | [DE] Wustenfalke | [ES] Halcon Peregrino | [NL] Barbarijnse Valk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to the small […]