Faucon chicquera or red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera) is a bird of prey in the falcon family with two disjunct populations, one in India and the other in Africa. This medium-sized falcon has bluish grey wings and upper body, a chestnut red cap with short chin straps passing through the eye. The primary feathers of the wing are black and a single black band at the tip of the tail are distinctive. from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] by Le Vaillant, François, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez Fuchs, libraire .1799

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