Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus


Danish: Jagtfalk, Gerfalk
Swedish: Jaktfalk
Norwegian: Jaktfalk
Icelandic: Valur, Fálki
Faroese: Veidifalkur
Greenlandic: Kissaviarsuk
Finnish: ?
German: Gerfalke
French: Faucon gerfaut
Spanish: Halcón gerifalte
Italian: Girfalco
Arabic: ?

Gyrfalcon





Physical Characteristics:

Size: Large
Build: Compact
Wings and tail: Wings slender, long and pointed. Tail long.
Wingspan: 120-135 cm
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