Black falcon

The black Faucon ( Falco subniger ) is a Faucon of intermediate size only found in Australia.

Description

The female measures 55 cm of the nozzle at the end of the tail; the male is a little smaller measuring only 45 cm. The average weight is of 750 G. Its plumage is entirely brown dark or black apart from a small white task under the neck. It is a bird with the fast flight with frayed wings.

Distribution and habitat

One especially finds it in the meadows and the wood of the North of the country, more incidentally in the center. One does not find it in Tasmanie. He generally lives perched in the trees at the edge of the rivers of the semidesertic areas.

Food

He nourishes primarily birds which he catches with the vol. He also nourishes himself of terrestrial animals like lizards, ruails or rabbits.

Lifestyle

It is a generally solitary bird, moving according to the seasons and the preys. It can gather in bands in the event of fire, of hunting or agricultural work to benefit from the killed or wounded animals.

Reproduction

The period of reproduction goes from June to December. The female lays 3 to 4 eggs in a nest at the top of a tree close to a water point. It broods eggs during 34 days while the male nourishes it.

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