4 Brown Falcon at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Falco berigora | 28 Jul 2019 | Illilanga |
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User's notes
Dark morph. Note big head, small cheek patch, short "trousers", long legs, stubby toes (photos 1-3) plus light brown barring on wing tip (photo 4) and tail (photo 1-3), which indicate Brown Falcon rather than Black Falcon.
3 comments
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
29 Jul 2019
Every time I see a photo of such a dark Brown Falcon, it makes me question all my black/dark brown falcon records...
Illilanga
wrote:
29 Jul 2019
Ryu, I was convinced that this was a Black Falcon until I had a close look at the photos! I think very light brown barring on the wing tips and underneath the wing plus brown barring on the tail is a really good indicator of a Brown Falcon for future reference, as many of our sightings are in flight. Black Falcons seem to be a very solid colour with only marginal greyish barring when young or for the pale morph. Looking at all our current Black Falcon IDs, I think they all fit that criteria.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158713-35.708378
- Altitude 701.6m
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jul 2019 02:21 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Species information
- Falco berigora Scientific name
- Brown Falcon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1577.6m Recorded at altitude
- 356 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Falco (Ieracidea) berigora berigora
