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The grey falcon is most likely the rarest falcon species in Australia. These beautiful birds of prey face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching; hunting; trapping; invasive species; competition with native species; land pollution; water pollution; poisoning, from DDT; and climate change, […]

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The red-necked falcon hails from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. There are 2 disjunct populations, 1 in India and the other 1 in Africa. They prefer savannah, semi-desert, and other dry, open countrysides with light tree coverage, and riverine forests. Due to habitat loss at the hands of residential and […]

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