Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Falconiformes > Falconidae > Falco > Falco amurensisFalco amurensis (Amur Falcon)Synonyms: Falco vespertinus 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. Males are dark grey with reddish brown thighs and undertail coverts; reddish orange eye-ring, cere, and feet. Females are duller above, with dark scaly markings on white underparts, an orange eye ring, cere, and legs. Only a pale wash of rufous is visible on their thighs and undertail coverts. Their diet consists mainly of insects, such as termites; during migration over the sea, they are thought to feed on migrating dragonflies. The route |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.81547 EDGE Score: 2.0561 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 140 grams | | Female Weight [3] | 150 grams | | Male Weight [3] | 125 grams | | Weight Dimorphism [3] | 20 % |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates) | | Diet - Ectothermic [2] | 20 % | | Diet - Endothermic [2] | 20 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 60 % | | Forages - Aerial [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Understory [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 40 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 4 | | Migration [5] | Intercontinental | | Raptor Research Conservation Priority [6] | 73 | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 11 inches (28 cm) | | Wing Span [3] | 26 inches (.67 m) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Alashan Plateau semi-desert |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Amur meadow steppe |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Angolan Mopane woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Bohai Sea saline meadow |
China |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Central China loess plateau mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Indochina dry forests |
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Changbai Mountains mixed forests |
China, Dem. People's Rep of Korea |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Changjiang Plain evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests |
Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Daba Mountains evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Daurian forest steppe |
China, Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Helanshan montane conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Highveld grasslands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Huang He Plain mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Irrawaddy dry forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Kalahari xeric savanna |
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests |
Maldives |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Manchurian mixed forests |
Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea, China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Mongolian-Manchurian grassland |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Myanmar coastal rain forests |
Myanmar, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nenjiang River grassland |
China |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Northeast China Plain deciduous forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
China, India, Bhutan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern Indochina subtropical forests |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests |
Laos, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests |
Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Ordos Plateau steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Qilian Mountains conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Qin Ling Mountains deciduous forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests |
China, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests |
Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests |
Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Suiphun-Khanka meadows and forest meadows |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Yellow Sea saline meadow |
China |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian flooded grasslands |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Zambezian halophytics |
Mozambique, Botswana |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Al Wathba Wetland Reserve |
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1236 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
458883 |
Russia |
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Barguzinskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
924970 |
Buryatia, Russia |
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Corbett National Park |
II |
141853 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
II |
28689 |
Free State, South Africa |
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Hlane Royal National Park |
VI |
30892 |
Swaziland |
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Hwange National Park |
II |
3651385 |
Zimbabwe |
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Itala Game Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
II |
72822 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Kalahari Gemsbok National Park |
II |
2382284 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Kruger National Park |
II |
4718115 |
Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve |
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Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
II |
46472 |
Kenya |
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Mae Wong National Park |
II |
221459 |
Thailand |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
IV |
42044 |
Swaziland |
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Marakele National Park |
II |
163507 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Mlawula Nature Reserve |
IV |
46444 |
Swaziland |
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Nairobi National Park |
II |
16444 |
Kenya |
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Parc National de la Lopé National Park |
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1227419 |
Gabon |
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Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve |
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5696026 |
Tanzania |
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Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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978001 |
Russia |
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Tsavo National Park |
II |
3232255 |
Kenya |
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Weenen Nature Reserve |
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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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West Caprivi Game Reserve Game Park |
VI |
1448182 |
Namibia |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Okavango Delta |
Botswana |
A1, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
No |
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Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
No |
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Mountains of Southwest China |
China, Myanmar |
No |
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Philippines |
Philippines |
No |
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