Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
ID tip
The plumage is white underneath and on the rump, with black ticking on the chest. The upper surface of the wings is dark grey. Sexually dimorphic, the female has a rufous mantle on her upper back and behind the head, whereas in the male these areas are grey. The tail is black, barred with white. The shape of the tail is notably rounded, with the outermost feathers an inch shorter than the middle ones. Its wings have the pointed shape typical of falcons, with the second primary feathers longest, and the first nearly equal to the third.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the White-rumped 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 White-rumped Falcon
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-rumped Falcon
The white-rumped falcon is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae native to Indochina. It is placed in its own monotypic genus, Neohierax.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Saker FalconFalco cherrugThe saker falcon is a large hierofalcon, larger than the lanner falcon and almost as large as gyrfalcon at 45–57 cm (18–22 in) length with a wingspan of 97–126 cm (38–50 in).
Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatusIt can reach a size between 26 and 30.5 cm (10.2 and 12.0 in).
Buckley's Forest FalconMicrastur buckleyiBuckley's forest falcon is 41 to 51 cm (16 to 20 in) long.
Learn the White-rumped Falcon in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.