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Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus Temminck, CJ 1825

The lanner falcon is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Falconiformes
Family:
  Falconidae
Genus:
   Falco
Scientific:
  Falco biarmicus


Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ 1825

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.55 pl.324,text

Protonym:
  Falco biarmicus

Type locality:
  Caffraria and Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109466#page/241/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3D3808E38BB61165

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3D3808E3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3D3808E3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175631

Geographic range:

  • Falco biarmicus biarmicus: Angola to s Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and South Africa
  • Falco biarmicus feldeggii: Sicily and s Italy to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Lebanon
  • Falco biarmicus erlangeri: Mauritania to Morocco and Tunisia
  • Falco biarmicus tanypterus: Egypt and Sudan to Arabia, Israel and Iraq
  • Falco biarmicus abyssinicus: Senegal and Ghana to Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and n Democratic Republic of the Congo
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English:
Lanner Falcon
Catalan:
Falcó llaner
Czech:
raroh jižní
Danish:
Lannerfalk
German:
Lannerfalke
Spanish:
Halcón Borní
Spanish (Spain):
Halcón Borní
Finnish:
keltapäähaukka
French:
Faucon lanier
Croatian:
Krški sokol
Hungarian:
Feldegg-sólyom
Icelandic:
Slagfálki
Italian:
Lanario
Japanese (romaji):
rana-hayabusa
Japanese:
ラナーハヤブサ
Lithuanian:
Viduržeminis sakalas
Dutch:
Lannervalk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Slagfalk
Norwegian:
Slagfalk
Polish:
raróg górski
Portuguese:
Alfaneque
Portuguese (Portugal):
falcão-lanário
Russian:
Ланнер
Slovak:
sokol laner
Serbian:
Krški soko
Swedish:
slagfalk
Ukrainian:
Ланер
Chinese:
地中海隼
Chinese (Traditional):
地中海隼


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Faucon lanier ( Falco biarmicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Faucon lanier ( Falco biarmicus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Falco biarmicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Falco biarmicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Falco biarmicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Falco biarmicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Edelvalk
Arabic: صقر الغزال, صقر حر
Asturian: Falcón llaneru
Azerbaijani: Aralıq dənizi qızılquşu, Bığlı qızılquş, kürənbaş qızılquş
Belarusian: Міжземнаморскі сокал
Bulgarian: Далматински сокол
Breton: Falc'hun-roc'h
Catalan: Falcó llaner
Catalan (Balears): Falcó llaner
Montenegrin: krški soko, кршки соко
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): кршки соко
Czech: Raroh jižní, raroh jižní středomořský
Welsh: Hebog lanner
Danish: Lannerfalk
German: Lanner, Lannerfalke, Ostafrikanischer Lannerfalke
Greek: Χρυσoγέρακo, Χρυσογέρακο, Χρυσότζανος
Greek (Cypriot): Χρυσότζανος
English: Lanner, Lanner Falcon
English, HBW: Lanner Falcon
English (IOC): Lanner Falcon
English (Kenya): Lanner Falcon
English (United States): Lanner Falcon
Esperanto: Balkanfalko
Spanish: Halcón borni, Halcón Borní
Spanish (Spain): Halcón Borní
Spanish (HBW): Halcón borní
Estonian: kõnnupistrik
Basque: Falcó llaner , Hego-belatz, Hego-belatza
Persian: لاچین
Finnish: Keltapäähaukka
French: Faucon d'Éléonore, Faucon lanier
Frisian: Lannerfalk
Irish: Fabhcún meata
Gaelic: Lannair
Galician: Alfaneque, Falcó llaner , Falcón alfaneque, Falcón lanario
Hebrew: בז צוקים
Croatian: Krški sokol
Hungarian: Feldegg-sólyom
Armenian: [Mijyerkratzovyan baze ], Միջերկրածովյան Բազե
Icelandic: Slagfálki
Italian: Falco lanario, Lanario
Japanese (romaji): ranaahayabusa, rana-hayabusa
Japanese: ラナアハヤブサ, ラナーハヤブサ
Georgian: წითელთავა შავარდენი
Kara-Kalpak: ортажер теңиз лашыны
Kazakh: жерорта теңіз қыраны, Жерорта теңізі сұңқары
Kwangali: Kakodi
Kirghiz: Жер Ортолук деңизинин шумкары
Scientific: Falco albicans, Falco biarmicus, Falco biarmicus biarmicus, Falco cervicalis, Falco chiqueroides, Falco lanarius, Falco lanarius graecus
Luxembourgish: Lannerfallék
Lithuanian: Rudagalvis sakalas, Viduržeminis sakalas
Latvian: Rudgalvas piekūns
Macedonian: Далматински (Јужен) сокол, планински сокол
Maltese: Bies Rasu Qastnija, Bies tad-Dezert, Bies tad-deżert, falkun lanner
Dutch: Lanner Valk, Lannervalk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Slagfalk
Norwegian: Slagfalk
Sotho, Northern: Pekwa
Polish: raróg górski
Portuguese: Alfaneque, Borni, Falcão-alfaneque
Portuguese (Portugal): Alfaneque, falcão-lanário
Rhaeto-Romance: Falcun lanner
Romanian: Șoim sudic, Şoim sudic
Russian: Sredizemnomorsky Sokol, ланнер, Сокол средиземноморский, Средиземноморский сокол, Средиземноморский сокол - Ланнер
Northern Sami: Fiskesoaifálli
Slovak: sokol laner, Sokol tmavý
Slovenian: Feldeggov sokol, Južni sokol
Shona: Rukodzi
Albanian: Fajkoi , Skifteri i Mesdheut
Serbian: Krški soko, planinski soko, Планински соко
Sotho, Southern: Phakoe
Swedish: Slagfalk
Swahili: Kozi Marumbi
Tswana: Phakwê
Turkish: Bıyıklı Doğan, Bıyıklı Doşan, byyykly doğan
Tsonga: Rikhozi
Tatar: Урта диңгез лачыны
Ukrainian: Ланер
Vietnamese: Cắt ấn độ
Xhosa: Ukhetshe
Chinese: 地中海隼
Chinese (Traditional): 地中海隼
Zulu: uHeshe

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