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What the Amur Falcon sounds like
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Males are characteristically dark sooty grey above with rufous thighs and vent. In flight, the wing lining is white, contrasting with the dark wing feathers. Adult males of the closely related red-footed falcon have a dark grey wing lining. In Africa, males can be confused with melanistic Gabar goshawks, but the chestnut on the vent is distinctive. Also, there may be some superficial resemblance to the sooty falcon and the grey kestrel, but those two species both have yellow feet and cere.
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When to see the Amur Falcon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Amur Falcon
The map shades 41 countries with regular records, and 6 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Sweden, United Kingdom, Mayotte, North Korea, Cyprus, France.
About the Amur Falcon
The Amur falcon 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 and East African coasts.
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Easily confused with
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusIt is a large falcon, at 43–50 cm (17–20 in) length with a wingspan of 95–105 cm (37–41 in).
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusIt is a medium-small, long-winged species.
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisSmaller than other falcons, the Australian hobby is relatively slender and long winged.
Side by side: Amur Falcon vs Australian Hobby · Amur Falcon vs Red-footed Falcon · Amur Falcon vs Lanner Falcon
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