Taita falcon

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The Taita falcon is a small, rare African bird of prey known for its fast, agile flight and preference for nesting on cliffs in rugged, remote landscapes.

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Label Occurrences
Taita falcon canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird of prey ⓘ
falcon ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
binomialName Falco fasciinucha ⓘ
bodySize small falcon ⓘ
breedingSitePreference remote cliffs ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Taita falcon ⓘ
describedBy Richard Bowdler Sharpe ⓘ
diet bats ⓘ
large insects ⓘ
small birds ⓘ
family Falconidae ⓘ
flightCharacteristic agile ⓘ
fast ⓘ
genus Falco ⓘ
huntingStrategy aerial pursuit ⓘ
IUCNConservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1 ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior largely resident ⓘ
nativeToContinent Africa ⓘ
nativeToRegion eastern Africa ⓘ
linked to: East Africa

southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Southern Africa
nestingSite cliff ledges ⓘ
rock crevices ⓘ
occursInCountry Botswana ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Malawi ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
populationTrend decreasing ⓘ
primaryBiome savanna landscapes with cliffs ⓘ
rangeFragmentation high ⓘ
sexualDimorphism female larger than male ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat decline of prey populations ⓘ
disturbance at nest sites ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
typicalHabitat cliff faces ⓘ
mountainous areas ⓘ
riverine cliffs ⓘ
rocky gorges ⓘ
yearDescribed 1895 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chizarira National Park → birdLife → Taita falcon ⓘ
Taita falcon → commonName → Taita falcon ⓘ