C? 
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Falco vespertinus 
No variation in northern and western 
Eurasian population but isolated 
oriental population is distinct. Both 
winter in Africa but oriental popula¬ 
tion does not pass through Mediterranean 
region. 
Habitat: Forested steppes, plains and meadows 
with scattered groves of trees and bushes; 
cultivated areas and river valleys. 
Occasionally colonial. 
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