From: Pardosa@hotmail.com
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: African birds - pardosa_birds_lanner_falcon_039.jpg (1/1)
Date: 13 Sep 1998 14:08:08 GMT


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From: lanierb@nichols.com
File To Comment: animal3/Pardosa_birds_Lanner_falcon_039-perching_on_rock.jpg

Best lanner falcon picture that I have been able to find. My name Lanier is
the Middle French word for the English lanner.

Thanks, Nice job!

Bobby Lanier


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The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. Falco biarmicus prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some lanner falcons disperse more widely after the breeding season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Lanner falcons are predominantly located in open habitats and can range from the forest edge to the desert. Order: Falconiformes > Family: Falconidae > Genus: Falco > Subgenus: Hierofalco > Species: Falco biarmicus