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Teita Falcon

Falco fasciinucha Reichenow, A; Neumann, OR 1895

The Taita falcon is a small falcon found in central and eastern Africa. It was first described from the Taita Hills of Kenya from which it derives its name. Source: Wikipedia

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

Original description

Citation:
  Reichenow, A; Neumann, OR 1895

Reference:
   Orn. Monatsber. 3 p.114

Protonym:
  Falco fasciinucha

Type locality:
  Teita, Kenya.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8747670

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9A4AA945C5262469

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9A4AA945

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9A4AA945

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175640


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Falco fasciinucha: Locally in highlands of sw Ethiopia to sw Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Teita Falcon
Catalan:
Falcó de les muntanyes Taita
Czech:
sokol malý
Danish:
Taitafalk
German:
Taitafalke
Spanish:
Halcón Taita
Spanish (Spain):
Halcón Taita
Finnish:
rotkojalohaukka
French:
Faucon taita
Croatian:
kratkorepi sokol
Hungarian:
Taita-sólyom
Italian:
Falco delle Taita
Japanese (romaji):
taitahayabusa
Japanese:
タイタハヤブサ
Lithuanian:
Keninis sakalas
Dutch:
Taitavalk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svalefalk
Norwegian:
Svalefalk
Polish:
sokół maskowy
Portuguese:
falcão-de-taita
Portuguese (Portugal):
falcão-taita
Russian:
Короткохвостый сокол
Slovak:
sokol taitský
Serbian:
Soko sa planine Taita
Swedish:
taitafalk
Ukrainian:
Сокіл-малюк
Chinese:
东非隼
Chinese (Traditional):
泰塔隼

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Teita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Teita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
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:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
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):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Faucon taita ( Falco fasciinucha)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Faucon taita ( Falco fasciinucha)
Clements 1st edition:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Clements, version 2021:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
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. 2004 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 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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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:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
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 5):
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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):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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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:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Falco fasciinucha
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Falco fasciinucha
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Falco fasciinucha
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Teita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Teita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
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:
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Taita Falcon ( Falco fasciinucha)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Falco fasciinucha
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Falco fasciinucha

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Taitavalk
Azerbaijani: qısaquyruq qızılquş
Catalan: Falcó de les muntanyes Taita
Czech: sokol malý, Sokol taita
Danish: Taitafalk
German: Kurzschwanzfalke, Taitafalke, Teitafalke
English: Taita Falcon, Teita Falcon
English, HBW: Taita Falcon
English (IOC): Taita Falcon
English (Kenya): Taita Falcon
English (United States): Taita Falcon
Esperanto: Taita falko
Spanish: Halcón Taita
Spanish (Spain): Halcón Taita
Spanish (HBW): Taita Falcon
Estonian: kaljupistrik
Finnish: Rotkojalohaukka
French: Faucon taita, Faucon taïta
Croatian: kratkorepi sokol
Hungarian: Taita-sólyom
Italian: Falco delle Taita, Falco Taita
Japanese (romaji): taitahayabusa
Japanese: タイタハヤブサ
Scientific: Falco fasciinucha
Lithuanian: Keninis sakalas
Dutch: Taitavalk, Taita-valk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svalefalk
Norwegian: Svalefalk
Polish: sokól maskowy, sokół maskowy
Portuguese: Falcão de Taita, Falcão-de-taita
Portuguese (Portugal): falcão-taita
Russian: Короткохвостый сокол, Сокол Тейта
Slovak: sokol taitský, sokol tajta
Serbian: Soko sa planine Taita, Taita soko
Swedish: Taitafalk
Swahili: Kozi wa Taita
Turkish: Taita doğanı
Tatar: кыска койрыклы лачын
Ukrainian: Сокіл-малюк
Chinese: 东非隼
Chinese (Traditional): 泰塔隼

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