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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
(F. p. brookei )
| Armenian Name: | Սապսան |
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| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 12 for Peregrine Falcon and other similar species See Plate 15 for Peregrine Falcon and other similar species in flight
| Flight Characteristics: | Large with broad breast and short tail. Wing has broad base and very pointed tip; underwing coverts and flight feathers uniformly dark. Bold dark mustache. Powerful level flight. Soars on extended level wings up to great heights. |
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| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 36-48 cm, Wing Span:95-110 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 60. |
| Description: | Powerful falcon with dark barred underwing showing little contrast between coverts and flight feathers. |
| Adult: | Male has dark upper cheek and broad mustache contrasting with whitish throat and sides of neck. Underparts pale orange with dense barring. Female larger and darker. |
| Juvenile: | Dark brown above, light brown with dark streaks below. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Lanner and Saker Falcons by more distinct mustache mark, uniformly dark barred underwing, and dark-tipped undertail. |
| Behavior: | Swift and agile in flight. Dramatically stoops at high speed and strikes prey in air. |
| Habitat: | Mountain steppe and forests, semidesert, farmland. |
| Food: | Birds. |
| Nest: | Scrape on cliff ledge or old nest of other raptor. |
| Eggs: | 52 mm, 3-4, off-white, red-brown spots. |
