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.בקעל ומכ םוחה ובגבו ךוראה ובנז ,תובחרה ויפנכב ונממ לדבנ ,דונ זבל המוד :םידייצ זב .םיריהבה ףנכה ילוש ןיבל םימתכה תעורז ףנכה תיתחת ןיב דוגינה אוה ףסונ רכה ןמיס .ספסופמ וניאו םימתכב הסוכמ בנזה .דדונ זבו םיקוצ זבמ ריהב ושאר .םיצע םהב שיש הצחמל םיירבדמ םירוזאו ,בשע תוברעו םירושימ ,תומר ,םיחותפ םיפונ ולודיג תיב .רידנ ףרוח רקבמו רידנ חרוא רבוע ץראב 'א ה"צ ןירדהנס ... יאזב רוכשל קפנ ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
F. c. cherrug C Europe through Russia, Ukraine and Iran. Winters from europe and N E Africa to India F. c. milvipes S E Siberia, Mongolia and China. Winters Iran to Nepal and India, Tibet and China. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.45-54 cm,700-1300 g wingspan 100-130 cm.Plumage very variable, crown whitish to brown, streaked dark. Larger and more heavily built then F. biarmicus . Juvenile generally darker and more heavily streaked. HabitatSteppe, sometimes wooded, open woodland, cliffs and canyons. Occurs from plains and foothills to mountains and high plateaux.Outside breeding season, along coast, over marshes or near lakes. Food and FeedingMainly small mammals, particularly rodents and lagomorphs. Birds generally less important, mainly medium sized and ground-dwelling birds.Stoops on birds in air, but most prey caught on ground, watches for prey from vantage points. Also performs low foraging flights, looking for prey on ground, occasionally hovers. Breeding.Apr-May, nests on cliff ledges and crags, also in tall trees, occupying nests of other raptors. Sometimes switched from trees to pylons. Can reuse same nest or move between various nests from year to year.3-5 eggs, incubation 30 days mainly by female, male brings most of food, as female does not hunt until second half of nestling period. Chicks have yellowish white first down, and greyish white second down. Sexual maturity at 1 year. Movements.Mainly migratory, sedentary or dispersive in S of breeding range.Only occurs in winter in Pakistan, Arabia, Africa (Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya) and parts of Middle East and China. Leaves most areas of USSR in Sep-Oct, returns Mar-Apr. Status and Conservation.Not globally threatened. Currently considered near-threatened. Despite apparent rarity, world population might number 37,000 pairs.Israel.In Israel subspecies F. c. cherrug. Quite rare passage migrant, and rare winter visitor. |
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