falcon: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Falconidae

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Male common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).

A prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) with speckled breast and brown wings perches on a gnarled branch, looking alert with one wing slightly raised.

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