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| − | [[Image:Brown_Falcon.jpg|thumb|550px|right| | + | [[Image:Brown_Falcon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photographed in Adelaide, S.A. by Mitcon]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Brown Falcon | Brown Falcon | ||
Falco berigora | Falco berigora | ||
| − | RANGE Australasia: occurs over most of the continent although scarcer on the east coast. Also found on Tasmania and in southern and eastern New Guinea. Resident or nomadic. | + | ==RANGE== |
| + | Australasia: occurs over most of the continent although scarcer on the east coast. Also found on Tasmania and in southern and eastern New Guinea. Resident or nomadic. | ||
| − | HABITAT Open woodland and forest edge, plains, grasslands and farmland. | + | ==HABITAT== |
| + | Open woodland and forest edge, plains, grasslands and farmland. | ||
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| + | ==SUBSPECIES== | ||
| + | Four races are recognised: novaeguineae in New Guinea, berigora in the more humid parts of Australia, centralia in the dry interior of Australia and tasmanica on Tasmania. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Falco+berigora View more images of Brown Falcon in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Falco+berigora View more images of Brown Falcon in the gallery] | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=43&bid=596 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=43&bid=596 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 11:37, 5 July 2007
- Falco berigora
Identification
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
RANGE
Australasia: occurs over most of the continent although scarcer on the east coast. Also found on Tasmania and in southern and eastern New Guinea. Resident or nomadic.
HABITAT
Open woodland and forest edge, plains, grasslands and farmland.
SUBSPECIES
Four races are recognised: novaeguineae in New Guinea, berigora in the more humid parts of Australia, centralia in the dry interior of Australia and tasmanica on Tasmania.
