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GrasslandCavity nestMedium · 151 g
What the Red-footed Falcon sounds like
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It is a medium-small, long-winged species. The adult male is all blue-grey, except for his red undertail and legs; its underwings are uniformly grey. The female has a grey back and wings, orange head and underparts, and a white face with black eye stripe and moustaches. Young birds are brown above and buff below with dark streaks, and a face pattern like the female. Red-footed falcons are 28–34 cm (11–13 in) in length with a wingspan of 65–75 cm (26–30 in). The average mass is 155 g (5.5 oz).
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When to see the Red-footed Falcon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-footed Falcon
The map shades 68 countries with regular records, and 10 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 United States, Iceland, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Tanzania, Isle of Man, Luxembourg.
About the Red-footed Falcon
The red-footed falcon, formerly the western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting. It is migratory, wintering in Africa. It is a regular wanderer to western Europe, and in August 2004 a red-footed falcon was found in North America for the first time on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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Easily confused with
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisSmaller than other falcons, the Australian hobby is relatively slender and long winged.
Amur FalconFalco amurensisMales are characteristically dark sooty grey above with rufous thighs and vent.
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).
Side by side: Red-footed Falcon vs Rock Kestrel · Australian Hobby vs Red-footed Falcon · Amur Falcon vs Red-footed Falcon · Lanner Falcon vs Red-footed Falcon
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