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Red-footed falcon
Falco vespertinus
Falcons
(Falconidae)
♀ with a light coloured head.
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Michele Lamberti
A small falcon with a large head. The ♂ is dark grey with red rump and legs, the beak and eye outline are orange. The ♀ has a light brown head with black eye markings, a grey back, yellow belly and a black white striped tail. Young birds have a striped belly and dark back and like the female a mask with a striped tail. It feeds on insects spotted while hovering over the area. ⇔ l. 28-34 cm A migratory bird breeding in East Europe and Asia and wintering in southern Africa.
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Shape
Colour
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Beak
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Habitat
Social
Food
Nest
15-40 cm
Bird of Prey
Common
Hooked
Short
Normal
Open
Bushes
Group/Flock
Bugs
None/Borrow
0 LookAlikes (LA):
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Roodpootvalk
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