Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
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About Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
Eleonora’s falcons commonly breed on the ground on small, rocky, undisturbed islands with little vegetation. On larger islands, such as Sicily and Sardinia, and on the mainland in Africa and Turkey, they seek inaccessible coastal cliffs to breed. They hunt over the open sea, as well as over wetlands, grasslands, and sometimes woodlands. Nest sites are found from sea-level to an elevation of 2,000 meters.
Range elevation: 0 to 2000 m.
Habitat Regions: temperate ; tropical ; terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland ; forest
Aquatic Biomes: coastal
Wetlands: marsh ; swamp
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Visits
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2017-11-18Antananarivo, MadagascarSeen a bit outside Tana to the north while driving on the road. Saying Eleonora due to rounded long tail, but could be wrong.
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2025-01-31Engikaret Lark Plains, Tanzania
