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When: August 7, 2022

Where: BestZOO Best, the Netherlands

Mostly, she's seated in the same spot, so we were quite surprised - delightedly so - to see her sitting somewhere else so prettily

Species: [Western] Red-Footed Falcon (Roodpootvalk)

Latin name: Falco Vespertinus

Originates from eastern Europe and Asia.

Current status: Near Threatened

Did you know:

…The Red-Footed Falcon is a medium-small, long-winged species. It’s a sexually dimorphic bird; the male is all blue-grey with a red undertail and wings and uniformly grey inderwings while the female has a grey back and wings, orange head and underparts and a white face with black eye stripe and moustaches.

…They are migratory birds, wintering in Africa. They are also known to wander towards western Europe and have also been spotted in Massachusetts, USA.

…Their numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting.

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Description

When: August 7, 2022

Where: BestZOO Best, the Netherlands

Mostly, she's seated in the same spot, so we were quite surprised - delightedly so - to see her sitting somewhere else so prettily

Species: [Western] Red-Footed Falcon (Roodpootvalk)

Latin name: Falco Vespertinus

Originates from eastern Europe and Asia.

Current status: Near Threatened

Did you know:

…The Red-Footed Falcon is a medium-small, long-winged species. It’s a sexually dimorphic bird; the male is all blue-grey with a red undertail and wings and uniformly grey inderwings while the female has a grey back and wings, orange head and underparts and a white face with black eye stripe and moustaches.

…They are migratory birds, wintering in Africa. They are also known to wander towards western Europe and have also been spotted in Massachusetts, USA.

…Their numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting.

© Mouselemur Photography • Portegiesje

Our work is copyrighted. Do not reproduce, copy edit, publish, transmit or upload in any way without our written permission.

Send us a note or chat message if you want to use our work as a reference.

Find us: Mouselemur on DeviantArt | Mouselemur’s zoo photos on Instagram | Mouselemur’s other photos on Instagram | Mouselemur on Facebook | Mouselemur on Vero

Visit our website: WIXsite

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