.
. GYRFALCON (falco
rusticolus). ..

Images: John Gould (Dark and Light Phases)
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Length: 48-64cm Wingspan: 1.20-1.35m Weight: 800g-2.1kg
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Guttural 'kak kak kak'
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Arctic mountains and coasts, and tundra woodland.
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EU25: Rare IUCN: Least Concern
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59x46mm |
N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
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TD>Season: Mar-Jul |
13 years
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110-170 pairs
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Small mammals and medium-sized birds. |
On a cliff ledge or the abandoned nest of another bird. |
Scandanavia and northern Asia. |
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Faucon Gerfaut |
Gerfalke |
Girfalco |
Jaktfalk |
Halc�n Gerifalte |