Mediterranean Falcon [1] , or Lanner [1] ( lat. Falco biarmicus ) - a large bird of prey of the falcon family.
| Mediterranean falcon |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| View: | Mediterranean falcon |
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| International scientific name |
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Falco biarmicus ( Temminck , 1825) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22696487 |
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A large falcon is 43-50 cm long, wingspan in males is up to 100 cm, in females up to 110 cm. The plumage of the top is brownish-gray, the crown and nape of a reddish color.
Distributed in Africa , on the Arabian Peninsula , in Asia Minor , Italy and the Balkan Peninsula . It lives mainly in open spaces of rocky deserts and semi-deserts, less often on rocky coasts.
Nests on ledges of rocks, in old nests. In March, the female lays 3-4 eggs, which then incubates for 32–35 days. The male at this time takes care of her food. A pair of birds stays together for the whole year and does not leave its territory. Young birds fly around until they pair up and find their own territory.
During the period of feeding the chicks, the male and the female hunt together. At the same time, they scare their prey and take turns trying to hit it. They hunt for jackdaws , steppe kestrel or common kestrel , blue pigeon or keklik , which are caught in the air. In food-poor desert areas their prey for rabbits , rats , lizards or beetles are caught on the ground.
The World Conservation Union estimates the total population from 100,000 to 1 million individuals, noting an upward trend. This species is not in danger.
- ↑ 1 2 Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 49. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- Theodor Mebs: Greifvögel Europas. Biologie. Bestandsverhätnisse. Bestandsgefährdung. Kosmos Naturführer. Stuttgart, 1989.
