Dark morph Eleonoras falcon ( Falco eleonorae) Μαυροπετρίτης Μαυρομμάτης Cyprus 15, 9, 2019

Eleonora s falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a mediumsized falcon. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather closeknit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis. The sooty falcon is sometimes considered its closest relative, but while they certainly belong to the same lineage, they do not seem to be close sister species. Eleonora s falcon is named after Eleonor of Arborea, national heroine of Sardinia Eleonora s falcon is an elegant bird of prey, 3642 cm (1417 in) long with an 87104 cm (3441 in) wingspan. It is shaped like a large Eurasian hobby or a small slender peregrine falcon, with its long pointed wings, long tail and slim body. There are two colour morphs: The adult dark morph is all sooty brown, with black underwing coverts. The light morph is more like a juvenile Eurasian hobby, but has buff underparts, and also shows the contrast between the black underwing coverts and paler base to the flight feathers. Young birds are also like a large juvenile hobby, but