falco pelegrinoides babylonicus (1 Viewer)

[GIANLUIGI]

Hi
while writing up Eurobirdnet Italy WP birds checklist, I noticed that ssp babylonicus of falco pelegrinoides has a distribution beyond Cramp's boundaries we adopted for our list. Yesterday I read in OSME non pass checklist that babylonicus could breed in Iraq. In Sandgrouse 2011 there should be an article that testifies this and other interesting breedings. Is there anyone who can confirm this or better has the article?
thanks

 

[Richard Klim]

I read in OSME non pass checklist that babylonicus could breed in Iraq. Should be there an article in Sandgrouse 2011 that testifies this and other interesting breedings. Is there anyone who can confirm this or better has the article?

Ararat, Fadhil, Porter & Salim 2011. Breeding birds in Iraq: important new discoveries. Sandgrouse 33(1): 12–33.

Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides
[Note: During the Nature Iraq surveys no attempt was made to distinguish between the very similar F. pelegrinoides pelegrinoides and F. pelegrinoides babylonicus. Both appear to breed in Iraq but their true range, status and ecological separation require critical study.]
Breeding was first indicated by Sassi (Allouse 1953) who recorded a juvenile babylonicus at Mosel (Ninawa province) on 10 June (date prior to 1912). ...

Allouse, B. 1953. The Avifauna of Iraq. Iraq Natural History Museum, Baghdad.

Repeated in...

Salim, Fadhil Al-Sheikhly, Ararat Majeed & Porter 2012. An annotated checklist of the birds of Iraq. Sandgrouse 34(1): 4–43.

Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides. Resident, breeding locally in the northern mountains, eastern foothills and central/western arid lands; more widespread in winter. No attempt has been made to distinguish between the very similar F. p. pelegrinoides and F. p. babylonicus. Both appear to breed in Iraq but their range, status and ecological separation requires critical study.

 

[GIANLUIGI]

Thanks Richard, it' enough
Gianluigi