Falco longipennis
(Australian hobby)
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FAMILY |
Falconidae |
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Species |
Falco longipennis |
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Common name |
Australian hobby |
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Main colour(s) |
Blue-grey with reddish-brown below |
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Distinctive feature |
Long pointed wings, fast moving, body in male 30 cm, in female 35 cm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This bird is occasionally seen in both woodland and urban areas. Body is blue-grey on upper parts, head is black with white forehead, underparts are streaked reddish-brown, tail is blue-grey, wings pointed. Legs and feet are yellow, eyes brown with yellow orbits, bill grey tipped with black. Photograph courtesy of Ian Montgomery, www.birdway.com.au
