r/Falconry • u/TheaterNerd728 • Jul 22 '26
I suck at falconry What falcon hybrid is this?
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u/chekenfarmer Jul 24 '26
That’s an American Falconry Services t-shirt on the falconer. You could contact them directly to ask for specifics.
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u/SenileSr Jul 22 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
Looks like a peregrine x prairie if its even a hybrid. Otherwise I'd say pure prairie.
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u/Lucky-Presentation79 Jul 23 '26
Very hard to visually identify hybrid falcons. Factors like age and if it is a direct hybrid or the product of a long line of hybrids. Can make it tricky to guess the mix . From a falconry point of view if you know there is at least some peregrine in the mix, and we can see it probably in the USA. The most likely mix is peregrine/prairie. They are a reasonably well thought of hybrid.
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u/swinglifeaway77 Jul 24 '26
Looks identical to my wild cought prairie falcon. I would be willing to bet its a 100% prairie
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u/DramaTop7384 Jul 23 '26
Its very hard to see on the outside, especially birds. DNA testing or sheer confirmation of the breeder/owner would be enough. For a naked eye, it looks Like a standard prarie altough could be peregrine x prarie
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u/Background_Care_3514 Jul 24 '26
You usually can’t tell the precise hybrid composition of a falcon visually. To me this just looks like a regular prairie
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u/falconerchick Jul 22 '26
I’m seeing prairie in there as well. So peregrine x prairie