Description: Greyish back and lighter and barred below. It has dark "sideburns" extending down its cheeks. In flight, the wings appear narrow and pointed and it has a quick, shallow wingbeat.

Range: Nearly worldwide.

Habitat: Sometimes found in cities but mostly in cliffs and open country. Generally it will be found wherever large groups of prey gather.

General: This bird is considered endangered. It feeds on small shorebirds, pigeons and larger perching birds.

Bovey, Robin, Campbell, Wayne, and Gates, Brian. 1989. Birds of Victoria and Vicinity. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton, Alberta.

Peterson, Roger Tory. 1990. Peterson Field Guides: Western Birds. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York, New York.

Udvardy, Miklos D. F. 1994. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region. Chanticlear Press, Inc. New York, New York.

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