Prairie Falcon

• Scientific Name: Falco Mexicanus
• Common Name: Prairie Falcon
• Diet: birds, small mammals
• Color: brown
• Size: 16 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: brown streaked front, dark cheek bar, white eyebrow, hawk bill
• Nest: scrape on ledge
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Falco
• Family: Falconidae (true falcons)
• Order: Falconiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: mexicanus