..     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

 

 

 

Guttural 'kak kak kak'

 

 

 

 

 

Arctic mountains and coasts, and tundra woodland.

 

 

 

 

EU25: Rare

IUCN: Least Concern

 

 

 

 

�Rob Brown

59x46mm

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

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

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Incubation:-

Fledging:-

3-4

27-29 days

? days

Season: Mar-Jul

13 years

 

 

110-170 pairs

 

 

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Distribution:-

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

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