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It is a large falcon, at 43–50 cm (17–20 in) length with a wingspan of 95–105 cm (37–41 in). Eurasian lanner falcons (Falco biarmicus feldeggi, also called Feldegg's falcon) have slate grey or brown-grey upperparts; most African subspecies are a paler blue grey above. The breast is streaked in northern birds, resembling greyish saker falcons, but the lanner has a reddish back to the head. Sexes are similar, but the browner young birds resemble saker falcons even more. However, sakers have a lighter top of the head and less clear head-side patterns. The lanner's call is a harsh "wray-e".
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When to see the Lanner Falcon
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lanner Falcon
The map shades 43 countries with regular records, and 14 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, Spain, Israel, United Kingdom, Tunisia, Georgia, Türkiye, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Belgium, Germany, Croatia, North Macedonia.
About the Lanner Falcon
The lanner falcon is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Most likely either the lanner or peregrine falcon was the sacred species of falcon to the ancient Egyptians, and some ancient Egyptian deities, like Ra and Horus, were often represented as a man with the head of a lanner falcon.
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Easily confused with
Amur FalconFalco amurensisMales are characteristically dark sooty grey above with rufous thighs and vent.
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusIt is a medium-small, long-winged species.
Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesThe plumage of the adult is mainly pale rufous, both above and below.
Side by side: Lanner Falcon vs Red-footed Falcon · Amur Falcon vs Lanner Falcon · Greater Kestrel vs Lanner Falcon
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