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Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
28 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
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 257,848 |
|---|---|
| California | 59,374 |
| Oregon | 21,969 |
| Arizona | 21,792 |
| Canada | 16,150 |
| Utah | 12,328 |
| Texas | 11,606 |
| Washington | 10,553 |
| New Mexico | 9,518 |
| British Columbia | 4,612 |
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
- 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
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.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
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
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 Prairie Falcon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.