Falcon of Dickinson

The Faucon of Dickinson ( Falco dickinsoni ) is a Rapace diurnal African pertaining to the family of the Falconidae.

Etymology

This species was dedicated to John Dickinson (1832-1863), doctor and British missionary. It takes part in the forwarding of David Livingstone (1813-1873) but it dies of Paludisme to the Malawi. It is itself which collected the specimen of this falcon which allowed the description of the species.

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