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Falco rusticolus
Gyrfalcon Gyr"fal`con, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter. [Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]

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- for Falco rusticolus "Falco rusticolus". Avibase. Gyrfalcon photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University) Interactive range map of Falco rusticolus at IUCN...
- Laggar falcon, Falco jugger Saker falcon, Falco cherrug Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus The black falcon of Australia is occasionally considered allied to the...
- Tucker, A. E. (July 1998). "Diving speeds and angles of a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)" (PDF). Journal of Experimental Biology. 201: 2061–2070. PMID 9622578...
-  1788 F. rusticolus candicans Gmelin, 1788 F. rusticolus grebnitzkii (Severtzov, 1885) F. rusticolus intermedius Gloger, 1834 F. rusticolus islandus Brünnich...
- Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and China. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Eastern and western Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Iceland and Norway. Prairie...
- Ermine (Mustela erminea), Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) – and occasionally humans. The Arctic...
- gentilis), peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), and gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus). Adult geese are quite vigorous at displacing potential predators from...
- Laggar falcon, Falco jugger Saker falcon, Falco cherrug Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus Prairie falcon, Falco mexic**** Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus Taita...
- Yes  Hungary Saker falcon Falco cherrug Yes  Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes  India Indian pea**** Pavo cristatus Yes  Indonesia Javan hawk-eagle...
- 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...