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Armenian Name: | Սովորական հողմավար բազե |
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See Plate 11 for Common Kestrel and other similar species See Plate 15 for Common Kestrel and other similar species in flight
Flight Characteristics: | Long rounded tail with dark subterminal band. Male has blue-gray head, dark mustache, and blue-gray base of tail. Female and juvenile are more densely spotted and streaked below with a brownish tail base. Usually flies with shallow wingbeats. Hovers frequently. Soars with tail fanned. |
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Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 32-35 cm, Wing Span:71-80 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 54. |
Description: | Long-tailed falcon with tip of closed wing well short of tail tip. Broad subterminal tail band, dark mustache mark, and black claws. Male has gray head and tail, spotted red-brown back. Female red-brown with dark streaking overall. |
Similar Species: | Differs from Lesser Kestrel by darker, more densely spotted underwing, and dark claws; male has spotted back and mustache mark. |
Behavior: | Hovers frequently. Often perches on wires, posts, cliffs. |
Habitat: | Semidesert, mountain steppe, subalpine areas, river gorges, often near settlements. |
Food: | Insects, small mammals, birds. |
Nest: | Old magpie or crow nests on ledge of cliff or building. |
Eggs: | 39 mm, 3-7, off-white, red-brown spots. |