- (/ˈdʒɜːrˌfɔː(l)kən/ or /ˈdʒɜːrˌfælkən/) (
Falco rusticolus), also
abbreviated as gyr, is a bird of prey from the
genus Falco (falcons and kestrels) and the largest...
- Tucker, A. E. (July 1998). "Diving
speeds and
angles of a
gyrfalcon (
Falco rusticolus)" (PDF).
Journal of
Experimental Biology. 201 (13): 2061–2070. Bibcode:1998JExpB...
- Tucker, A. E. (July 1998). "Diving
speeds and
angles of a
gyrfalcon (
Falco rusticolus)" (PDF).
Journal of
Experimental Biology. 201: 2061–2070. PMID 9622578...
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Falcons (/ˈfɒlkən, ˈfɔːl-, ˈfæl-/) are
birds of prey in the
genus Falco,
which includes about 40 species. Some
small species of
falcons with long, narrow...
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falcon (
Falco cherrug). Previously, it was
believed that
Altai falcons were
either natural hybrids between sakers and
gyrfalcons (
Falco rusticolus), or rather...
- not
closely related. The
largest species of
falcon is the
gyrfalcon (
Falco rusticolus).
Large females of this
species can
range up to 2.1 kg (4.6 lb), span...
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goshawks (Accipiter gentilis),
peregrine falcons (
Falco peregrinus), and
gyrfalcons (
Falco rusticolus).
Adult geese are
quite vigorous at
displacing potential...
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Ermine (Mustela erminea),
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus),
Gyrfalcon (
Falco rusticolus), Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) – and
occasionally humans. The...
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edges and a
differing tapered wing shape. Even
wintering gyrfalcon (
Falco rusticolus)
juveniles have been
mistaken for
goshawks and vice
versa on occasion...
- spot-winged
falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the
falcons and
kestrels (
Falco) and
falconets (Microhierax).
Falcons and
caracaras are
small to medium-sized...
