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gyrfalcon

[ UK /d‍ʒˈɪəfˌælkən/ ]
NOUN
  1. large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases

How To Use gyrfalcon In A Sentence

  • The true falcons range in size from the tiny falconets and pygmy falcons to the Gyrfalcon. The falconets feed mainly on insects.
  • Ranging from creamy pink to pale yellow, peregrine falcon and gyrfalcon eggs are slightly smaller than chicken's eggs, but many times more valuable.
  • Large birds including ptarmigan and waterfowl are the most common prey item of the Gyrfalcon.
  • The Gyrfalcon is the largest falcon in the world.
  • I've seen more gyrfalcons around Myvatn than anywhere else in Iceland and rarely fail to find harlequin ducks under the bridge over the River Laxá.
  • They've both become superb birders, too, able to distinguish in a wing beat, for example, a gyrfalcon from a peregrine falcon during a brief aerial tussle.
  • Gyrfalcons did not pluck most arctic hare leverets.
  • Its cliffs and valleys are habitat for peregrine falcons and endangered gyrfalcon, while its tidal flats and river mouths attract huge numbers of migrating birds and waterfowl.
  • Adam and his team of falconers use predatory birds like gyrfalcons, eagles, and peregrine falcons to clear the air.
  • Representative species include snow, Brant and Canada goose; yellow-billed, Arctic, and red-throated loons; whistling swans; oldsquaw ducks; gyrfalcons; willow and rock ptarmigan; red-necked phalarope; parasitic jaeger; snowy owls; hoary redpoll and snow bunting. Tundra ecoregion (CEC)
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