Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis

Order

FALCONIFORMES

Family

Falcons (Falconidae)

Code 4

APFA

Code 6

FALFEM

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Dark brown or dusky, appearing almost black.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Blue-gray to black.
Forehead Color: White to blue-gray.
Nape Color: Blue-gray to black.
Throat Color: White to red-brown.
Cere color: Yellow

BODY

Length Range: 38-46 cm (15-18 in)
Weight: 261 g (9.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White washed with yellow-brown to red-brown to gray with speckles.
Upperparts: Blue-gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight with deep wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 102-122 cm (40-48 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Dark gray barring.
Under Tail: Dark gray barring.
Leg Color: Yellow

Percevia^® Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The Percevia field guides, database and search protocol patent pending.

The best bird guide and bird watching search engine to identify birds!

Bird Call Credits: The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Martyn Stewart, http://www.naturesound.org, Redmond, Washington USA. The reuse or copying of bird calls in this database is strictly forbidden2.

Field Guide to Birds of North America