Falcon crowns

The Faucon crowns ( Falco cherrug ) is large a Faucon from which the surface of distribution extends from the Central Asia in the north of the India, with the Eastern Europe and the Italy, with the Tunisia, the Arabia and until the Ethiopia.

It is a species traditionally used in Fauconnerie, in the Arab countries.

Etymology

Its name is sacring, and not crowned. It comes from the Arab “ çaqr ” which means sparrowhawk, term passed to French, as of XIIIe century to indicate the birds of prey. The scientific name of the species, “ cherrug ” was created by John Edward Gray (1800-1875) starting from the word Hindi indicating it female of the falcon crowns.

List subspecies

  • Falco cherrug cherrug J.E. Gray, 1834
  • Falco cherrug coatsi Dementiev, 1945
  • Falco cherrug hendersoni Hume, 1871
  • Falco cherrug milvipes Jerdon, 1871

External bonds

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