Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

Order: Falconiformes | Family: Falconidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

aplomado-falcon
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru

aplomado-falcon
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru

aplomado-falcon
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cusco, Peru


Identification & Behavior: ~38.5 cm (15.1 in). The adult Aplomado Falcon has gray upperparts and top of the head. It has a conspicuous buff superciliary line and dusky mustache. The underparts are buff and rufous with a dark vest. The juvenile is similar but has a dusky brown back and dusky streaks on the breast. It is similar to a much smaller American Kestrel. Also, see juvenile Peregrine Falcon. It forages in open habitats.

Status: The Aplomado Falcon is fairly common in the high Andes where it is known to range between 2400 – 4300 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, and Ch.

Name in Spanish: Halcón Aplomado.

Sub-species: Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis femoralis), Temminck 1822. Colombia, S through E Bolivia and Brazil.
(F. f. pichinchae), Chapman,1925. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and W Bolivia S to N and Chile.

Meaning of Name: Falco: Gr. phalkön= falcon. femoralis: L. femoralis, femoral, femur= cover for the thigh femur.

See more of the Family Falconidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.