Falco berigora

Brown Falcon at Moruya, NSW

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Identification history

	Falco (Ieracidea) berigora berigora	22 Aug 2020	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	21 Aug 2020	LisaH

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User's notes

Apologies for the terrible photos - understand if not identifiable.

2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

22 Aug 2020

An interesting one. Undoubtedly a falcon of some sort. The apparent hood and lighter under-collar are suggestive of either Peregrine or Hobby, but the wing shape is too broad and not pointed enough, the tail is too long and rounded, and what can be made of the underwing pattern is all wrong. All of those features are more consistent with Brown Falcon, as is the overall jizz of it's shape. If it is a Brown Falcon, I'm at a loss to explain the dark chin/throat and lighter gorget.

LisaH wrote:

22 Aug 2020

Thank you - I'm so impressed you could deduce from my blurry photo!

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Location information

Maps Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area
Places Moruya, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH South Coast NatureMapr Birds of prey Birds

Species information

Falco berigora Scientific name
Brown Falcon Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1577.6m Recorded at altitude
445 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Falco (Ieracidea) berigora berigora

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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