Birds of Cuba


Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Spain
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A medium-sized falcon believed to be the fastest animal on the planet. Note the black mask. Peregrine means wanderer, and this species is possible almost anywhere.
In flight.


American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male Montevideo, Uruguay
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Female Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA The female has a brown wing.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A small falcon found throughout the Americas and Caribbean. Some races migrate. Feeds on small rodents and lizards. Sometimes hovers.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba

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