Adult male © Dorna Mojab eBird S31987222 Macaulay Library ML 37731891
Female/immature male © Markus Craig
Adult male © Adrien Mauss
Female/immature male © Phillip Edwards
Adult male © James Kennerley
+ 3
Female/immature male © Miguel Ángel Madrid Gómez
Adult male © John C Sullivan

Fehérkarmú vércse Falco naumanni

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Identification

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Elegant little falcon, often seen in groups. Males are unspotted above with a blue-gray head and similarly-colored patches on the upperwings; also note largely pale underwings. Females have an indistinct moustache and slightly paler cheek, but are otherwise very similar to Eurasian Kestrel. Shape very similar to Eurasian Kestrel but tail slightly shorter and central tail feathers can project slightly. Wings are more rounded and shorter than those of Eurasian Kestrel. Hovers frequently and catches insects on the wing over open terrain. Breeds in noisy colonies on buildings and cliffs.

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