Lanner

Lanner Falcon
Class: Aves
Status: Endangered in Europe. See
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Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus)
The lanner falcon is a handsome and powerful bird of prey, with grey-brown to slaty upperparts, a creamy-white throat and underparts... More 22 Images 4 Videos ...

Falcon, Lanner Falco biarmicus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Jeff Gynane 2 - 4) Nico Smit 5, 6, 7) Dick Daniels at Eagle Encounters, South Africa ...

Lanner falcons are carnivores. They feed on a variety of terrestrial and flying prey. Their main food sources are smaller birds, especially quails and columbids.

Lanner, Ronald M. 1981. The pinon pine: A natural and cultural history. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press. 208 p. [21981] 73. Lanner, Ronald M. 1983. Trees of the Great Basin: A natural history. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press. 215 p.

Other falcons include the Gyrfalcon, Lanner Falcon, and the Merlin. Some small insectivorous falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some which hover as they hunt for small rodents are named kestrels.

Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae (A)
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Eastern Red-footed Falcon Falco amurensis ...

Three falcons that are very similar to each other are the Saker, Lanner and Luggar. Below are some images of each.
Lanner Falcon
Lanner Falcon ...

Falco subbuteo - Northern Hobby
Falco rusticolus - Gyrfalcon
Falco peregrinus - Peregrine Falcon
Falco biarmicus - Lanner Falcon
Falco concolor - Sooty Falcon
Falco sparverius - American Kestrel ...

Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus
Laggar Falcon, Falco jugger
Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug
Black Falcon, Falco subniger
Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus ...

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