Wigram Falcon Information Report

Wigram Falcon Information Report By Miguel





Introduction


If you visit Wigram in summer you may find the large 1 meter tall Wigram Falcon eating its prey on tree branches.





Description





The Wigram Falcon is very big. It is 1 meter tall and has a large wing span. They are so big, they can scare predators that attack their eggs such as pesky eagles.





The Wigram Falcon has light green plumage on the front and dark green plumage at the back. This allows it to camouflage in trees and be hidden from their prey when they attack. They are able to dive on them without being seen and then eat them.





The Wigram Falcon has a long sharp talons so that they can grip onto tree branches and rip open the flesh of their prey. A Wigram Falcon also has a sharp curved beak so that they can tear small chunks of flesh from their prey to eat.





The Wigram Falcon also has a light green eye that can see 5 meter away so that it can find its prey.












Habitat





You can most definitely find the Wigram Falcon everywhere in trees throughout Wigram, in Christchurch. They are commonly located in Kahikatea trees. These trees have green leaves which allows for the Wigram Falcon to be easily camouflaged. This makes it difficult to spot.





The nest of a Wigram Falcon is about 50cm big and made from leaves and branches. The size of the nest allows for three of their 15cm eggs to rest comfortably.





Diet





The Wigram Falcon’s uses their strong curved beak to eat small birds like sparrows. The Wigram Falcons curved beak helps them tear the flesh of their prey. Sometimes The Wigram Falcon eats large birds like other type of falcons and hawks.





The Wigram Falcon eats 35 pounds of meat a day. 35 pounds of meat are 5 to 6 large birds or 40 to 45 small birds.





The Wigram Falcon flies through the sky and chases birds to eat. The Wigram Falcon also dives on other birds, it stretches it wings at the back and uses its long sharp talon to stab their prey. But sometimes Wigram Falcons blend in a tree and wait for other birds for them to dive and eat.





A baby Wigram Falcon finds and eats small insects such as beetles.







Predators and Threats





There are a few threats to the Wigram Falcon. Other birds fly to a Wigram Falcons nest and destroy and eat their eggs. Other types of falcons destroys and eats their eggs. Sometimes people destroy their nest when their trees have been cut down for woods or building a new house.





Sneaky, pesky eagles are one of the Wigram Falcons predators. Eagles sneak down on a Wigram Falcon’s nest and destroys and eat its eggs.





Possums are also one of the Wigram Falcons predators. Possums climb up to a Wigram Falcons tree and sneak down and eat a Wigram Falcons eggs.





Pollution also threatens the Wigram Falcon like plastic, because the Wigram Falcon will try to eat what they see on the ground. They think the plastic is meat. The number of Wigram Falcon has been dropping quickly because of the pollution that humans are causing.





To help the Wigram Falcon we must not throw rubbish anywhere near the Wigram Falcons trees even in other places.





Conclusion





As we can see from this amazing, interesting facts that Wigram Falcon is the kind of bird we want to protect from extinction.