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| Falco vespertinus |
Linnaeus, 1766 |
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Family: Falconidae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Red-footed falcon |
Faucon kobez |
Cernícalo patirrojo |
Rotfußfalke |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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long distance |
Migratory, travelling great distances between Palearctic breeding areas and S African winter quarters. Migrates
over broad fronts across Mediterranean; up to 5750 birds counted in autumn in Israel, and several thousand over
NW Turkey in mid-May; main autumn route over E Mediterranean; spring migration further W. Stays in winter
quarters mainly between Nov and late Feb; reaches breeding areas from mid-Apr to mid-May, most birds leaving
in Sept. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |