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Falco rusticolus

Species in validated by: Paposhvili N, Javakhishvili Z, Gavashelishvili A, Abuladze A, Javakhishvili N, Dekanoidze D, Ninua L, Mamuchadze J, Shoshitashvili D, Kandaurov A.

Gyrfalcon, სონღული

Scientific Name ID: 1539
Name According To: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/taxonomy
Species: rusticolus
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular Name: Gyrfalcon
Georgian Name: სონღული
GBD Remarks:

ND

Species seasonal life history at a given site:

YR-R = Year-round resident; breeder, present throughout the year.
YR-V = Year-round visitor; non-breeder, present throughout the year.
BB = Breeding bird; breeder, absent during non-breeding period.
SV = Summer visitor; non-breeder, present in spring and summer.
WV = Winter visitor; non-breeder, present in late fall, winter and early spring
M = Migrant; bird of passage; present primarily in fall and spring.
ND = Not defined; found but its status not known yet.
FB = Former breeder.
Cas = Casual; recorded irregularly; less expected because normal range is far away.


Page Authors: Zura Javakhishvili , Lexo Gavashelishvili

Information from GBIF about Falco rusticolus

GBIF scientific name: Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED

GBIF cointains 0 occurances (with coordinates) of Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758 from Georgia


Conservation Status

This section is under construction


National Red List Status: NE


IUCN Red List Status: LC


Protection status: Not defined


Reason: N/A


Trend: Unknown


Native/Introduced: Native


Georgian Name: სონღული


English Name: Gyrfalcon


Taxonomy according to: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/taxonomy


References: Abuladze A. 2013. Birds of Prey of Georgia. Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia./BirdLife International. 2017. Falco rusticolus (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22696500A11063


Evaluated By: Paposhvili N, Javakhishvili Z, Gavashelishvili A, Abuladze A, Javakhishvili N, Dekanoidze D, Ninua L, Mamuchadze J, Shoshitashvili D, Kandaurov A.


Date evaluated: Nov 2021