Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Aplomado Falcon
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Described by: Temminck (1822)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Falco fuscocaerulescens
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Range
Sw. United States (formerly) s. through Central America and South America;
(1) Sw. United States (s. Arizona, s. New Mexico, wc. and s. Texas) and Mexico from Sinaloa (at least formerly), Chihuahua (probably), Tamaulipas s. to Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala.
(2) Central America (Belize, e. Honduras and ne. Nicaragua and Panama) and South America in Colombia e. through n. and se. Venezuela n. of the Orinoco, Margarita Is. and Trinidad to Guyana, Surinam, Guiana s. through Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina) to e. Bolivia, Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.
(3) Andes from sw. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and w. Bolivia to n. Chile and nw. Argentina (Tucuman).
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer and winter: se. TEX (Laguna Atascosa where a reintroduction program is underway).
Formerly s. ARZ, sw. NMX and w. TEX (Big Bend).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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