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Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Also known as: gyrfalcon • Gyr Falcon • Grīpfealcen
• Family: Falconidae• Order: Falconiformes
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Gyrfalcon, gyrfalcon, Gyr Falcon, Grīpfealcen, gyr falcon, Шангъар, Bird of Kings, Black Gyrfalcon, Gerfalcon, Gray Gyrfalcon, Greenland Falcon, Grey Gyrfalcon, Gyr, Iceland Falcon, Jer Falcon, Labrador Jer Falcon, White Gyrfalcon
Class:
Aves
Data Completeness:
57%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
9
Countries
Top Locations
North Slope County, US-AK, US
1
Québec, CA
1
Netitishi Point, Cochrane District, ON, Canada
1
Nenetskiy AOk, RU-NN, RU
1
United States
1
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First: 7/10/2006 · Latest: 8/2/2025
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