Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Falco
 
Birds of North America
Version  3.0
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Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis

Dean P. Keddy-Hector, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 3.0 — Published May 4, 2017

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Aplomado Falcon in North and Central America. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Aplomado Falcon in North and Central America.

Documented or likely breeding areas marked in purple. Stars indicate two artificially established s. Texas populations totaling 30-40 territories. Dots show locations of isolated sightings. Status and distribution throughout much of Mexico is not well known, especially on the central plateau. This species also breeds in South America. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Keddy-Hector, D. P., P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2017). Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis), version 3.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.aplfal.03
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