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;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] novaeseelandiae | ;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] novaeseelandiae | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Black above, buff barred and streaked below, long sickle shaped wings. | Black above, buff barred and streaked below, long sickle shaped wings. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodland and forest edge, grassland and farmland. | Open woodland and forest edge, grassland and farmland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | [[Image:New_Zealand_Falcon.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Ornitho26|Ornitho26}} <br/> | + | [[Image:New_Zealand_Falcon.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Ornitho26|Ornitho26}} <br/>near Queenstown, [[New Zealand]], December 2005]] |
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes birds up to the size of a duck or a gull, also small ground mammals and lizards, and some insects. | Diet includes birds up to the size of a duck or a gull, also small ground mammals and lizards, and some insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nests are built in inaccessible places, preferring rock crags where a scrape will be made. 2-3 eggs are laid between September and December with incubation and fledging taking about three months. | Nests are built in inaccessible places, preferring rock crags where a scrape will be made. 2-3 eggs are laid between September and December with incubation and fledging taking about three months. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|"Falco novaeseelandiae" {{!}} "New Zealand Falcon"}} | {{GSearch|"Falco novaeseelandiae" {{!}} "New Zealand Falcon"}} |
Latest revision as of 23:47, 24 November 2023
- Falco novaeseelandiae
Identification
Black above, buff barred and streaked below, long sickle shaped wings.
Male
43 cm, 300 g
Female
47 cm, 500 g
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open woodland and forest edge, grassland and farmland.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes birds up to the size of a duck or a gull, also small ground mammals and lizards, and some insects.
Breeding
Nests are built in inaccessible places, preferring rock crags where a scrape will be made. 2-3 eggs are laid between September and December with incubation and fledging taking about three months.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) New Zealand Falcon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/New_Zealand_Falcon
External Links
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