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Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
soofal1, SOFA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesFalco concolor
Codessoofal1, SOFA
Identification

The Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) 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 soofal1 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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Sooty Falcon photo
(c) Mourad Harzallah, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mourad Harzallah

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Falco concolor

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: soofal1