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Aplomado falcon

Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 260 g to 407 g and live up to 12 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis)
Photo: Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the aplomado falcon

Weight
260 g – 407 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
32 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.64src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the aplomado falcon live?

Not recorded

What is the aplomado falcon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis) is a medium-sized falcon of the Americas. The species' largest continuous range is in South America, but not in the deep interior Amazon Basin. It was long known as Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, but these names are now believed to refer to the bat falcon (F. rufigularis). Its resemblance in shape to the hobbies accounts for its old name orange-chested hobby. Aplomado is an unusual Spanish word for "lead-colored", referring to the blue-grey areas of the plumage; an approximate English translation would be "plumbeous falcon". Spanish names for the species include halcón aplomado and halcón fajado (roughly "banded falcon", in reference to the characteristic pattern); in Brazil it is known as falcão-de-coleira (roughly "collared falcon", in reference to the white throat).

From the Wikipedia article “Aplomado falcon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aplomado_falcon&oldid=1372289633), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the aplomado falcon endangered?

The aplomado falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the aplomado falcon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusFalco
  7. SpeciesFalco femoralis Temminck, 1822

Synonyms Falco fusco-coerulescens, Falco fuscocaerulescens

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • صقر أبولمادوArabic
  • صقر ابولمادوEgyptian Arabic
  • Cənubi Amerika qızılquşuAzerbaijani
  • falcó cellutCatalan
  • ostříž aplomadoCzech
  • hebog aplomadoWelsh
  • AplomadofalkDanish
  • AplomadofalkeGerman
  • Aplomado-FalkeGerman
  • PlumbofalkoEsperanto
  • plumba falkoEsperanto
  • Halcón aletoSpanish
  • Halcón AplomadoSpanish
  • Halcón fajadoSpanish
  • Halcón perdigueroSpanish
  • Halcón plomizoSpanish
  • tandempistrikEstonian
  • keikarijalohaukkaFinnish
  • Faucon aplomadoFrench
  • בז אפלומדוHebrew
  • šareni sokolCroatian
  • Aplomodo-sólyomHungarian
  • Falco aplomadoItalian
  • オナガハヤブサJapanese
  • Pietų Amerikos sakalasLithuanian
  • melnkrūšu piekūnsLatvian
  • Chʼilhaatʼaʼii bitłʼaaʼ łitsxooígííNavajo
  • AplomadovalkDutch
  • sokół rdzawobrewyPolish
  • falcão-de-coletePortuguese
  • falcão-de-coleiraPortuguese
  • Hatun k'illichuQuechua
  • АпломадоRussian
  • Южномексиканский соколRussian
  • sokol aplomadoSlovak
  • Aplomado sokoSerbian
  • Kurşuni DoğanTurkish
  • сокіл мексиканськийUkrainian
  • Cắt AplomadoVietnamese
  • 黃腹隼Chinese
  • 黄眉隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the aplomado falcon

Other species in the same genus Falco.

LC, Least Concern
Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Falconidae

LC, Least Concern
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Falconidae

CompareAplomado falcon vs Peregrine falconAplomado falcon vs Common kestrelAplomado falcon vs Eurasian hobbyAplomado falcon vs Merlin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the aplomado falcon?

An adult aplomado falcon weighs 260 g – 407 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the aplomado falcon endangered?

The aplomado falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the aplomado falcon live?

The aplomado falcon has a recorded lifespan of 12 years.

What kind of animal is the aplomado falcon?

The aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{aplomado_falcon_2026,
  title = {Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aplomado-falcon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}