The Gyrfalcon – A Circumpolar Raptor

02/12/2025

Listen "The Gyrfalcon – A Circumpolar Raptor"

Episode Synopsis

Gyrfalcons are circumpolar, nesting in the far north of Asia, North America, and Europe, including Iceland and Greenland. They evolved as a distinct species in the Pleistocene Era, around 100,000 years ago. Their large size and warm feathering gave them an edge for nesting high in the Arctic