Brown Falcon at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Falco (Ieracidea) berigora berigora | 22 Aug 2020 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Aug 2020 | LisaH |
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User's notes
Apologies for the terrible photos - understand if not identifiable.
3 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.
CBrandis
wrote:
22 Aug 2020
Probably an immature starting to get the pale feathering around the face from the all dark juvenile plumage.
Location information
- Maps Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2020 02:31 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Birds of prey LisaH South Coast NatureMapr
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
- 428 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Falco (Ieracidea) berigora berigora
