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WoodlandLarge · 587 g
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Adults are usually 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in) long. They are found in light and dark forms and a variety of intermediates. Animals typically have red-brown heads with narrow black streaks with a light crown and off-white chin. Wings are a spotted red-brown with dark brown quills. Beaks are light blue/grey; eyes are brown. The falcons make a loud cackle call uttered frequently.
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When to see the Brown Falcon
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown Falcon
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Brown Falcon
The brown falcon is a relatively large falcon native to Australia and New Guinea.
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Easily confused with
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanusVoice: Calls, heard mostly near the nest, are described as repetitive kree kree kree…, kik kik kik…, and the like, similar to the peregrine's call but higher-pitched.
Bat FalconFalco rufigularisThe bat falcon is 23 to 30 cm (9.1 to 12 in) long.
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniIt is a small bird of prey, 27–33 cm (11–13 in) in length with a 63–72 cm (25–28 in) wingspan.
Side by side: Brown Falcon vs Eurasian Hobby · Brown Falcon vs Nankeen Kestrel · Brown Falcon vs Laughing Falcon · Brown Falcon vs Prairie Falcon · Bat Falcon vs Brown Falcon · Brown Falcon vs Lesser Kestrel
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