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Sonoran Desert Birds

 

 

Prairie falcon - (Falco mexicanus)

No Photo available for Prairie falcon bird number 1715

Size: 16 inches
Overall Color: brown
Occurrence: widespread
Diet: birds, small mammals
Nest: scrape on ledge
Field Identification: brown streaked front, dark cheek bar, white eyebrow, hawk bill
Season: year-round

Prairie falcon
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae (true falcons)
Genus: Falco
species: mexicanus

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