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This is an elegant bird of prey, 32–37 cm long with a 78–90 cm wingspan. It is shaped like a large Eurasian hobby or a small Eleonora's falcon, with its long pointed wings, long tail and slim body. The adults are blue-grey, and lack the black underwing coverts of the Eleonora's falcon. The young bird is like a large juvenile hobby, or small juvenile Eleanora's falcon. Its dark trailing edge to the wings and tail distinguish it from the former species, and it lacks the underwing contrast caused by the dark coverts of the larger falcon.
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When to see the Sooty Falcon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sooty Falcon
The map shades 20 countries with regular records, and 4 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.
About the Sooty Falcon
The sooty falcon is a medium-sized falcon, breeding from northeastern Africa to the southern Persian Gulf region, and wintering in East Africa and Madagascar.
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Easily confused with
Fox KestrelFalco alopexIt is a large, slender kestrel with long, narrow wings and tail.
Grey FalconFalco hypoleucosThe species has mainly grey upperparts and white underparts, darker on the tips of the flight feathers and with a yellow cere.
Oriental HobbyFalco severusAdults are rich orange-red below, bluish-grey above with a black hood and pale throat.
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