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Juvenile falcon

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Juvenile falcon

A young New Zealand falcon’s barred markings are less distinct than an adult’s. The eye-ring and cere (fleshy patch above the bill) are bright yellow in the adult, but paler in the juvenile. This is a southern New Zealand falcon in Fiordland’s Murchison Mountains.

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Gerard Hutching, Birds of prey – New Zealand falcon, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9976/juvenile-falcon (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 1 March 2009.