Adult light morph © Ricardo Rodríguez eBird S32630668 Macaulay Library ML 40415741
Adult dark morph © Fernando Alonso
Juvenile © Tommy Pedersen
Adult dark morph © Itziar Gutiérrez Uranga 🪶
Adult light morph © Etienne Artigau🦩
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Juvenile © Tommy Pedersen

välimerenhaukka Falco eleonorae

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Identification

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Strikingly long-winged and long-tailed elegant falcon with dark underwing coverts. Two plumage morphs: dark morph is uniformly dark while pale morph has white cheeks and a chestnut belly streaked with black. Juveniles resemble juvenile Eurasian Hobby but with contrasting underwing pattern. Graceful, relaxed flight may resemble a jaeger (skua), and is capable of similar turns of speed. Specializes on hunting migratory birds. Breeds on coastal cliffs and islands.

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