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The Fastest Bird - The Shaheen Falcon, Male
The Fastest Bird - The Shaheen Falcon, Male
@ Nilgiris Dist,
Tamil Nadu, India
27 Feb 2022
Sony a7riv with Sony SAL 200-600G Lens
The Shaheen Falcon also called The Indian Peregrine Falcon, is one of the fastest birds and can achieve a speed of 240 km/h in level flight but when diving after prey it can exceed speeds of 320 km/h.
As the Word Shaheen in Persian suggests, it's truly a majestic but a small and powerful-looking falcon with blackish upperparts, rufous underparts with fine, dark streaks, and white on the throat. The complete black face mask is sharply demarcated from the white throat. It has distinctive rufous underwing-coverts. Males and females have similar markings and plumage. The females are slightly larger than the males and typically mate for life.
They are found at elevations of up to 1200 m in the hill country, frequenting mountain cliffs and rock outcrops. The sheer cliff faces provide it with nest sites and serve as vantage points from which it can launch aerial strikes against fast-flying birds. They hunt small birds, though medium-sized birds such as pigeons and parrots are also taken. Strong and fast, they dive from great heights to strike prey with their talons. If the impact does not kill the prey, the falcon bites the neck of its victim to ensure death.
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The Fastest Bird - The Shaheen Falcon, Male
The Fastest Bird - The Shaheen Falcon, Male
@ Nilgiris Dist,
Tamil Nadu, India
27 Feb 2022
Sony a7riv with Sony SAL 200-600G Lens
The Shaheen Falcon also called The Indian Peregrine Falcon, is one of the fastest birds and can achieve a speed of 240 km/h in level flight but when diving after prey it can exceed speeds of 320 km/h.
As the Word Shaheen in Persian suggests, it's truly a majestic but a small and powerful-looking falcon with blackish upperparts, rufous underparts with fine, dark streaks, and white on the throat. The complete black face mask is sharply demarcated from the white throat. It has distinctive rufous underwing-coverts. Males and females have similar markings and plumage. The females are slightly larger than the males and typically mate for life.
They are found at elevations of up to 1200 m in the hill country, frequenting mountain cliffs and rock outcrops. The sheer cliff faces provide it with nest sites and serve as vantage points from which it can launch aerial strikes against fast-flying birds. They hunt small birds, though medium-sized birds such as pigeons and parrots are also taken. Strong and fast, they dive from great heights to strike prey with their talons. If the impact does not kill the prey, the falcon bites the neck of its victim to ensure death.
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