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.יוצמה ץנהמ ולידבמה ספסופמ ןוחג רכזל .ומש ןאכמו רוזאה יסרוד ןיבמ ןטקה :דמג זב .םפש רסחו ובנז הצקב ההכ ספ ,רתוי תוריהב ויכרי לבא םיצעה זבל המוד .םודאה זבהו יוצמה זבהמ תלדבנ ךכבו םוח הבקנה לש הבג .דחא םוקמב ףרפרמ ותוארל ןתינ םיתיעל ,יוצמה זבה לשמ רתוי ריהמ ופועמ .םירהה לע םיצעה וק דעו םיה ינפמ .םירישנ םיצע םע םיחטשו ,םיצע תורסח ןופצב תורדנוטו תוברע ,ןווגמ ולודיג תיב .רידנ ףרוחו חרוא רבוע ץראב 'א ה"צ ןירדהנס ... יאזב רוכשל קפנ ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
F. c. columbarius N America, except Pacific Coast F. c. richardsoni Great Plains, from Alberta to Wyoming. F. c. subaesalon Icland F. c. aesalon N Eurasian from Faeroes to C Siberia. F. c. insignis Siberia E of R Yenisey to R Kolyma F. c. pacificus USSR Far East. F. c. pallidus steppes of Asia, from arl Sea to Altai F. c. lymani C Asia, Turkestan, Russia, China and Mongolia. F. c. suckleyi Pacific coast of N America from Alska and British Colombia to Washington. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.25-32 cm,150-260 g wingspan 50-65 cm.Stocky, small and dashing falcon. Male has upperparts dark or pale bluish, underparts from dark and heavily streaked to pale buff and lightly streaked, usually conspicuous pale bands in tail. Female browner, without blue tones, plumage generally more uniform, less contrasted than in male. Juvenile similar to female. Races differ in overall plumage tone, suckleyi darkest, pallidus palest, also small difference in size. Habitat.Extremely varied. From boreal forest and tundra to parkland with deciduous trees, shrub steppe, moorland, open prairies and steppes.Occurs in even broader range of habitats on migration, often along sea coasts. Food and FeedingMainly small birds during breeding season, larger birds and insects after breeding and during migration, small mammals, shrews and rodents taken especially by young birds in first year.Usually attacks from perch, but also while flying low over ground. Often performs hot pursuit of prey in flight. Breeding.Mar-Jun, solitary. Presence of nest helpers and extra-pair copulation both recorded.No nest built, heavy use of old stick nests of other species especially Crows and Picas in trees, also uses cliff ledges or stick nests on ledges or on ground. 3-6 eggs, incubation 27-32 days, by both sexes. Chicks have buffy brownish down on uperparts, grading to white underparts. Sexual maturity at 1 yaer old. Movements.Migratory, except for populations in Iceland, British Is, locally in C Asian mountains, Pacific in N American and locally in Canadian prairies.Generally moves wholly S of breedin range, with southernmost breeding populations tending to migrate shortest distances. In Eurasia moves S to Mediterranean, N Africa, Arabia, Iraq, Iran China,Japan and Korea. In N America moves S to Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. Status and Conservation.Not globally threatened.Israel.In Israel subspecies F. c. insignis, F. c. aessalon and F. c. pallidus. Fairly rare passage migrant and scarce winter visitor. |
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