..     ELEONORA'S FALCON (falco eleonorae).     ..

Image: J.F. Naumann

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Length: 36-42cm

Wingspan: 0.9-1.1m

Weight: 350-400g

Harsh 'kek-kek-kek'

 

 

Sea cliffs, small islands, woodland and scrub.

 

 

EU25: Declining

IUCN: Least Concern

39x23mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

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Eggs:-

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Fledging:-

2-3

~28 days

28-35 days

Breeding Season: from July

6 years

 

 

5,800-6,000 pairs

 

 

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Distribution:-

Insects, small birds and bats.

No nest - eggs are laid directly onto a cliff legde.

Varoius islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Faucon d'�l�onore

Eleonorenfalke

Falco della regina

Leonorafalk

Halc�n de Eleonora

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