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Gyrfalcon
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Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
The gyrfalcon (/ˈdʒɜːrfɔːlkən/ or /ˈdʒɜːrfælkən/) is a bird of prey (Falco rusticolus), the largest of the falcon species. The abbreviation gyr is also used. It breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra, and the islands of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. It is mainly a resident there also, but some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season, or in winter. Individual vagrancy can take birds for long distances. Its plumage varies with location, with birds...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.117
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.119
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.121
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.642
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.640
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.508
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.123
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 90)
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.90
François Bouchard — Recueil de cent-trente-trois oiseaux des plus belles especes (1775)
François Bouchard · 1775 · p.72
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4657.