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| Falco eleonorae |
Gene, 1839 |
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Family: Falconidae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Eleonora's falcon |
Faucon d'Éléonore |
Halcón de Eleonora |
Eleonorenfalke |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Migratory. Leaves Mediterranean and Red Seas and Somalia, S to main winter quarters in Madagascar; some
birds winter in E Africa and Mascarene Is, but little known. Presence in Madagascar coincides with rainy season,
favouring abundance of insects; returns to breeding areas in late Apr and May. See page 238. (del
Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Europe, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |