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Hi Sheila, Yes, according to the size, it could be sooty falcon or Eleonora's (although the occurrence of the latter species would be unusual in UAE, except as visitor or because falconry of course), but what about Barbary falcon (/F. peligrinoides/)? Unfortunately we missed metric database for all these medium-sized falcons. In Solti (1995, Plate XVI, Fig. 1), you can find a single value for the cmc's GL of /F. concolor/ (about 44 mm), very close to your specimen. /F. eleonorae/ and /F. peregrinoides/ might be slightly larger. Ref.: SOLTI B. (1996) -- The Comparative Osteomorphological Study of the European Small-statured Falcons (Aves: Falconidae). /Folio Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis/ 21: 5-282. http://www.matramuzeum.hu/e107_plugins/docrep_menu/docrep.php?0.show.46.46 Best, Lionel Le 16/03/2011 18:30, S Hamilton-Dyer a écrit : > Hi all, I have a raptor cmc from UAE with Gl of 43.6 this is too > small for anything listed in Otto 1981 and larger than any of my > sparrowhawks, could it be sooty falcon? or Elenora's? or am I losing > the plot - in which case maybe it's a cow ;) Have put photos on > zoobook if you have time to look. > Cheers, > Sheila >