Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusTemminck, CJ, 1825
English (US) Lanner Falcon
The Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) 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 biarmicus
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lanner Falcon
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1825
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Falco biarmicus feldeggii
- Falco biarmicus erlangeri
- Falco biarmicus tanypterus
- Falco biarmicus abyssinicus
- Falco biarmicus biarmicus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1825
- Type locality
- Caffraria and Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.55, vol.1 pl.324,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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