Falco subbuteo

in #birds4 days ago

The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)

Falco phalcōn (Greek), falco (Lat.) falcon; the word falco is derived from falx (sickle, scythe) and means "curved in the form of a sickle", which is associated with the shape of a falcon's wing in flight or its powerful sickle-shaped claws (Gotch, 1981)
subbuteo lat.: sub below, under, close to.., partly, buteo buzzard

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