Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralisTemminck, CJ, 1822
English (US) Aplomado Falcon
The Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) 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 femoralis
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Aplomado Falcon
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Falco femoralis septentrionalis
- Falco femoralis femoralis
- Falco femoralis pichinchae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1822
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.21, vol.1 pl.121,text; 1825 livr.58, pl.343,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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