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Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Amur FalconFalco amurensis
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 49,446 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 49,290 |
| Russia | 1,447 |
| Ukraine | 469 |
| Italy | 362 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 297 |
| Hungary | 242 |
| Romania | 215 |
| Austria | 174 |
| Volgograd Oblast | 160 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Falcons and Caracaras · Falconiformes |
| Family | Falcons and Caracaras · Falconidae |
| Genus | Typical Falcons · Falco |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red-footed Falcon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.