Aplomado Falcon
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    Aplomado Falcon

    Falco femoralis

    Birds of Prey
    Least Concern

    Quick Facts

    Mass0.407 kg

    Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).

    The aplomado falcon is a medium-sized falcon of the Americas. The species' largest continuous range is in South America, but not in the deep interior Amazon Basin. It was long known as Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, but these names are now believed to refer to the bat falcon. Its resemblance in shape to the hobbies accounts for its old name orange-chested hobby. Aplomado is an unusual Spanish word for "lead-colored", referring to the blue-grey areas of the plumage; an approximate English translation would be "plumbeous falcon". Spanish names for the species include halcón aplomado and halcón fajado ; in Brazil it is known as falcão-de-coleira.

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    Where to Find

    Top parks for Aplomado Falcon. Sightings recorded in 200 safari areas total.

    ● Common (500+ sightings)● Occasional (50-499)● Rare (<50)
    Central & South America
    Parque Estadual AcaraíSão Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil
    Rare
    Parque Natural Municipal Ilha das Capivaras/SibaraSão Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil
    Rare
    Parque Natural Municipal Raimundo Gonçález MaltaSão Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil
    Rare
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