Lanner Falcon
A species of True Falcons Scientific name : Falco biarmicus Genus : True Falcons
Lanner Falcon, A species of True Falcons
Botanical name: Falco biarmicus
Genus: True Falcons
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Description
It is a large falcon, at 43–50 cm (17–20 in) length with a wingspan of 95–105 cm (37–41 in). European lanner falcons (Falco biarmicus feldeggi, also called Feldegg's falcon) have slate grey or brown-grey upperparts; most African subspecies are a paler blue grey above. The breast is streaked in northern birds, resembling greyish saker falcons, but the lanner has a reddish back to the head. Sexes are similar, but the browner young birds resemble saker falcons even more. However, sakers have a lighter top of the head and less clear head-side patterns. The lanner's call is a harsh "wray-e". 
Size
50 cm
Colors
Brown
Black
Bronze
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
17 years
Feeding Habits
Lanner Falcon principally hunts avian prey and bats, capturing them mid-flight with agile aerial maneuvers. These falcons exhibit adaptability in feeding, varying their diet with available prey species, and may occasionally consume small mammals or insects.
Habitat
Lanner Falcon favor environments ranging from dry, open desert plains to moist, forested mountainous regions at elevations up to 5000 meters. This species typically inhabits areas with open or lightly wooded spaces suitable for hunting and prefers the vicinity of cliffs or rocky outcrops for nesting. While their populations are declining in Europe, lanner Falcons remain relatively widespread in parts of Africa, where they play a role in controlling pest species. Their hunting grounds may include varied landscapes, from steep slopes surrounded by grassland and agricultural regions to regions near grasslands and savannas, which provide ample opportunities for aerial hunting of birds and bats.
Dite type
Carnivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The lanner falcon is a bird of open country and savanna. It usually hunts by horizontal pursuit, rather than the peregrine falcon's stoop from a height, and takes mainly bird prey in flight. It lays three to four eggs on a cliff ledge nest, or occasionally in an old stick nest in a tree. They are bred in captivity for falconry; hybrids with the peregrine ("perilanners") are also often seen. Merret (1666) claimed that the "lanar" lived in Sherwood Forest and the Forest of Dean in England; such populations would seem to have derived from escaped hunting birds of the nobility. In the wild, lanner falcon numbers are somewhat declining in Europe, though the species remains relatively common in parts of Africa. In the Degua Tembien mountains of Ethiopia, it was observed to contribute to controlling pest rodents. Jackdaw flocks are targets of coordinated hunting by pairs of lanner falcons, although larger flocks are more able to elude becoming prey. In Africa and Israel, lanner falcons were observed as hunting bats.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Diurnal Birds of Prey Family
Falcons and caracaras Genus
True Falcons Species
Lanner Falcon 
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