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Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
prafal, PRFA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesFalco mexicanus
Codesprafal, PRFA
Identification

The Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a member of the Falcons and Caracaras family within the order Falconiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code prafal when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Barred Forest-Falcon
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Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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Prairie Falcon photo
(c) Leslie S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Leslie S

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Falco mexicanus

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: prafal