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New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) video
Juvenile New Zealand Falcon perched on roof top, surveying the area for potential prey.
- Recorded 29 March 2011
- Added to IBC 1 year 9 weeks ago
- Neil Robertson
- Location Queens Reach, Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species).
- Duration 29 sec
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