Sooty falcon
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The sooty falcon (Falco concolor) is a medium-sized falcon breeding from northeastern Africa to the southern Persian Gulf region. The word sooty means to be covered in soot (ash), and is used to describe the color of the Sooty Falcon. Hence, the falcon gets its name from its color, the color of soot.
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Sooty falcon | |
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Allée Des Baobabs near Morondava, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes |
Family: | Falconidae |
Genus: | Falco |
Species: | F. concolor |
Binomial name | |
Falco concolor Temminck, 1825 | |
Global range. Orange dots: Breeding colonies Blue: Wintering range |
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