Nikki's Gallery:   Brown Falcon (1/2)

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Falco berigora  

Falcons (Family Falconidae) lack a clutching foot mechanism to catch and kill prey, which characterises eagles, kites and relatives in the Family Accipitridae.

Instead, they have powerful hooked bills with specialised 'teeth' and matching notches which can sever neck bones with one bite.

(Birds in Backyards: birdsinbackyards.net/species/Falco-berigora)