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New Zealand Falcon

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Falco novaeseelandiae

Photo by Ornitho26
Location: near Queenstown. New Zealand

1 Identification
- 1.1 Male
- 1.2 Female
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
- 5.1 Diet
- 5.2 Breeding
6 External Links

Identification

Black above, buff barred and streaked below, long sickle shaped wings.

Male

43 cm, 300 g

Female

47 cm, 500 g

Distribution

New Zealand

Taxonomy

Monotypic species.

Habitat

Open woodland and forest edge, grassland and farmland.

Behaviour

Diet

Diet includes birds up to the size of a duck or a gull, also small ground mammals and lizards, and some insects.

Breeding

Nests are built in inaccessible places, preferring rock crags where a scrape will be made. 2-3 eggs are laid between September and December with incubation and fledging taking about three months.