Barbary Falcon, Falco pelegrinoides

Names

English: Barbary Falcon
Scientific: Falco pelegrinoides
German: Wüstenfalke
Spanish: Halcón tagarote
French: Faucon de Barbarie

Taxanomy

By many now considered to be a full species, but by others still treated as a subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon.
Here the Barbary Falcon has it's own species account, but a final answer on whether it is a full species or subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon cannot be given here.

Size

Length: 34-40 cm
Wingspan: 80-100 cm
Weight: Male 350-480 g, Females 550-720 g

Maximum Age

About 20 years. [Mebs & Schmidt 2006]

Habitat

Distribution

Migration

Breeding and Reproduction

Food and hunting

Population

Threats

Conservation

Status IUCN/Birdlife

Least Concern (LC)

Status Global Raptor Information Network

Lower risk

References

Books

Forsman, Dick (1999). The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East A Handbook of Field Identification. Poyser
Mebs, Theodor & Schmidt, Daniel (2006). Die Greifvögel Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens. Kosmos Verlag.

Websites

BirdLife Species Factsheet for the Barbary Falcon

GRIN species account for the Barbary Falcon