Brown falcon

species of bird

The brown falcon (Falco berigora) is a large falcon. It is native to Australia and New Guinea.

Brown falcon
At Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species:
F. berigora
Binomial name
Falco berigora
Synonyms

Asturaetus furcillatus De Vis, 1906
Plioaetus furcillatus (De Vis, 1906)

A brown falcon used for falconry in Tasmania

References change

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Falco berigora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696354A93556228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696354A93556228.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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  • Birds of The World by Colin Harrison and Alan Greensmith
  • Complete Book of Australian Birds Readers Digest

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