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Falcon species in show at Pairi Daiza, 2022-09-15

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The birds were not ID'd during the show, I'm not sure about this one. Saker falcon is the closest I could find from species listed for Pairi Daiza, but it also does not completely seem to fit. Can anyone confirm or correct?
Tough between Lanner and Saker, as they are almost identical, but I'd lean towards Lanner due to the lighter build and apparently smaller size.
 
@amur leopard To me when checking images the lanners seem to have more pronounced stripes and a reddish area on the head, while the sakers look more like this bird.

But I'm just not sure...
 
Saker, or less likely, hybrid of saker x prairie or saker x gyrfalcon, but with strong saker blood in it anyway.
Lanners are completely different from sakers. A lanner looks like just a peregrine falcon with a reddish cap.
 

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M10 Mark III
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ƒ/7.1
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300.0 mm
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1/250 second(s)
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3200
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Valk.jpg
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Thu, 15 September 2022 1:42 PM
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