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Armenian Name: | Միջերկրածովյան բազե |
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Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 12 for Lanner Falcon and other similar species See Plate 15 for Lanner Falcon and other similar species in flight
Flight Characteristics: | Large with bluntly-pointed dark wingtips and variably spotted and barred underwing coverts contrasting with paler bases of flight feathers. Barred flanks and tail. Upperparts bluish-brown with narrow mustache and pale red nape. Soars and glides on flat or slightly lowered wings. Fast level flight with shallow wingbeats. |
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Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
Abundance: | Rare |
Length: | 34-50 cm, Wing Span:90-115 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 58. |
Description: | Falcon with narrow mustache and pale cheek; in flight, dark underwing coverts contrast with paler primaries. |
Adult: | Male is blue-brown above, light red on streaked crown and nape; dull white with dark barring below. Female shows paler red on crown and nape, and darker barring below. |
Juvenile: | Darker brown overall than female. |
Similar Species: | Peregrine Falcon, Saker Falcon. |
Behavior: | Captures prey in level aerial chase or by stooping from above. |
Habitat: | Mountain steppe, semidesert, cliffs. |
Food: | Birds, other small vertebrates, insects. |
Nest: | Scrape on cliff ledge, or nest of other raptor on cliff or in tree. |
Eggs: | 50 mm, 3-4, white, red-brown spots. |