Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850

37–38 cmLength713 gWeight

The prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a medium-sized falcon found in Western North America.

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Prairie Falcon has been recorded at 194 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sweetwater WetlandsUnited States749 records
Piute PondsUnited States720 records
San Jacinto Wildlife AreaUnited States603 records

More places

Glendale Recharge PondsUnited States511 records
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWRUnited States504 records
Bosque del Apache NWRUnited States462 records
Antelope Island SP – CausewayUnited States455 records
Malheur NWR – HeadquartersUnited States445 records
Willcox – Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf CourseUnited States406 records
Whitewater Draw Wildlife AreaUnited States405 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Mexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a medium-sized falcon found in Western North America. A separate species from the peregrine falcon, with which it shares some visual similarities, the prairie falcon is an arid-climate divergence of earlier peregrine falcon lineage. It is thus able to thrive in dryland ecosystems and is generally lighter in weight than a peregrine of similar wingspan.

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Questions

How big is the Prairie Falcon?

The Prairie Falcon is about 37–38 cm long and weighs around 713 g.

Where does the Prairie Falcon live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: south-central Canada to south-central USA. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Mexico.