Caracaras, Falcons
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern Africa. It was earlier treated as a subspecies of the red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) and known as the eastern red-footed falcon.
- Family
- Caracaras, Falcons
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Weight
- 142 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 29
Recorded in South Africa, China, India, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Zambia, Kenya, Hong Kong, Tanzania, Botswana, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Lesotho, Taiwan, Namibia, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, eSwatini, Oman, Malawi, Sweden, Singapore, Myanmar, Nepal, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, SC, Vietnam.
Where to see it: Khurkh Bird Ringing Station, Khentii, MN (Mongolia); Муравьевка (Muravyevka Park) (Russian Federation); Danger Island (British Indian Ocean Territory); 马场 (Ma Chang) (China); Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory).
Photo: Chris Eason from London, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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