Bonanza Bird #20: Black Falcon

July 29, 2012 in Birds of Prey, Falcons and Birdorable Bonanza 2012 with 6 comments

Today's latest Birdorable species is a fantastic bird of prey from Australia: the Black Falcon!

The Black Falcon is a species of raptor endemic to Australia. They are found across a wide range which covers roughly the eastern two-thirds of the continent.

BLACK FALCON Falco subniger by beeater

Black Falcons have an overall dark plumage. Young birds are nearly completely black. Birds become lighter as they age; older Black Falcons are usually a dark sooty brown color overall.

Tomorrow's species is a long-legged bird of South American grasslands. Can you guess what it will be?

Comments

laurakeet on July 29, 2012 at 12:19 PM wrote:

southern lapwing?

Gustavo Carvalho on July 29, 2012 at 9:46 PM wrote:

Yes i know!!It will be a Red-Legged Seriema(Cariama cristata).I'm from Brazil(Rio de Janeiro) and I've already saw this bird several times at my uncle's site(farm)in S

Birdorable on July 29, 2012 at 10:41 PM wrote:

Gustavo, that is a GREAT guess! It seems we have done a good job of capturing the shape of the bird... stay tuned to see the full color version!

Gustavo Carvalho on July 30, 2012 at 12:22 PM wrote:

ok,I will be!

Andrew on November 20, 2018 at 3:19 AM wrote:

medium bird is a black falcon?

Spurwing Plover on June 1, 2022 at 7:04 AM wrote:

Red Legged Serama

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