Caracaras, Falcons

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

The Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a 390 g coastal bird that eats a bit of everything. It migrates.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

390 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

22

Recorded in Spain, Greece, France, Cyprus, Turkey, Italy, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Madagascar, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Croatia, Sweden, Kenya, Malta, Algeria, Palestine, Egypt, RE, Tunisia, Tanzania.

Where to see it: Ορνιθολογικός Σταθμός Αντικυθήρων (Antikythira Bird Observatory) (Greece); Comoros (Comoros); Buskett Gardens (Malta); Linosa (Italy); Moya Forest (Comoros).

Photo: (c) Samuel GUIRAUDOU, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist