Brown Falcon
Falco berigoraVigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
English (US) Brown Falcon
The Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
- Scientific name
- Falco berigora
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Falcon
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Falco berigora novaeguineae
- Falco berigora berigora
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco Berigora
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.184
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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