Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Barbary Falcon

Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides

Described by: Temminck (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Red-capped Falcon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Eilat, Israel - Mar 29, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Eilat, Israel - Mar 29, 2001 © Alain Fossé  between Ouad Ziz and Quarzazate, Morocco - Dec 23, 2004 © Ben van den Broek 
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Range

N. Africa through the Middle East to c. Asia;
(1) Canary Is. and n. Africa in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, possibly Libya and Egypt including the Sinai Peninsula s. of the Sahara in Mauritania, s. Niger, Sudan and n. Somalia and n. Kenya, Arabia to Iraq and probably w. Iran.
(2) S. Russia, e. Iran and Afghanistan e. to nw. Mongolia and w. China (w. and s. Sinkiang).
Winters s. to s. Pakistan and n. India.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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