Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) - HBW 2, p. 274
French: Faucon des prairies
German: Präriefalke
Spanish: Halcón Mejicano
Taxonomy: Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1851, Monterey, Mexico = California.
Formerly placed in Gennaia or Hierofalco. May form superspecies with F. jugger and F. biarmicus, and perhaps also with F. cherrug and F. rusticolus; but probably closer to F. peregrinus. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Canada through W & WC USA to N Mexico; winters to EC USA and NC Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Both front and rear views of a perched adult male Locality Lake Piru, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2008 5 years ago 29 sec 4.8 -
adult perched atop electrical tower stretches then flies away Locality California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 9 January 2009 3 years ago 48 sec 4.3 -
An adult male perched and looking around Locality Lake Piru, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2008 5 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
An adult perched on a utility pole cross arm, then flys away. Locality Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 26 January 2012 1 year ago 43 sec 4.2 -
An adult perched on top of a utility pole looking around. Locality Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 16 February 2013 13 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
adult perched atop electrical tower stretches then flies away Locality Sutter County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 9 January 2009 3 years ago 48 sec 3.4
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